Maxioms by William Cowper
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
Exactness is the sublimity of fools.
[Fr., L'exactitude est le sublime des sots.]
Exactness is the sublimity of fools.
[Fr., L'exactitude est le sublime des sots.]
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might read more
The earth was made so various, that the mind of desultory man, studious of change, and pleased with novelty, might be indulged.
Praise enough
To fill the ambition of a private man,
That Chatham's language was his mother-tongue.
Praise enough
To fill the ambition of a private man,
That Chatham's language was his mother-tongue.
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
