'Tis hard if all is false that I advance, A fool must now and then be right, by chance

Quote by William Cowper

Topics: Chance Quotes

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no...

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

The parson knows enough who knows a Duke.

John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he...

John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he...

For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek...

For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek...

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul...

The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul...

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.

Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.

Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees.

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change,...

The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change,...

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling...

It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme Rudely appealed to on each trifling...

God made the country, and man made the town.

God made the country, and man made the town.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in...

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in...

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt

Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful...

Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful...

Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

Manner is all in all whatever is writ, the substitute for genius sense and wit

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which...

Let us be of cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which...

Go with the best you've got.

Go with the best you've got.