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

Quote by William Cowper

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O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell...

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell...

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has...

A fool must now and then be right, by chance.

A fool must now and then be right, by chance.

A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.

A self-made man? Yes, and one who worships his creator.

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...

A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels

A business with a income at its heels, furnishes always oil for its own wheels

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

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

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow.

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom...

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom...

Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know

Freedom hath a thousand charms to show, That slaves however contented never know

Grief is itself a med'cine.

Grief is itself a med'cine.

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

It is a terrible thought, that nothing is ever forgotten; that not an oath is...

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only...

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only...

Thou god of our idolatry, the press. . . . Thou fountain, at which drink...

Thou god of our idolatry, the press. . . . Thou fountain, at which drink...

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have past away.

The darkest day, if you live till tomorrow, will have past away.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.

No one was ever scolded out of their sins.