William Cowper Quotes

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

Compassion;

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
~ William Cowper

Glory;

God made the country and man made the town.
~ William Cowper

God;

Visitors are insatiable devourers of time, and fit only for those who, if they did not visit, would do nothing.
~ William Cowper

Guests;

Happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.
~ William Cowper

Happiness;

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
~ William Cowper

Happiness;

An idler is a watch that wants both hands,
As useless if it goes as it stands.
~ William Cowper

Idleness;

Absence of occupation is not rest;
A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.
~ William Cowper

Idleness;