Maxioms by William Cowper
A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And read more
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
None but an author knows an author's cares,
Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears.
None but an author knows an author's cares,
Or Fancy's fondness for the child she bears.
That good diffused may more abundant grow.
That good diffused may more abundant grow.
Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.
Thus happiness depends, as Nature shows,
Less on exterior things than most suppose.
