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title: "27 May Quotes By William Cowper"
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> [He that runs may read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/he-that-runs-may-read/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [That good diffused may more abundant grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/that-good-diffused-may-more-abundant-grow/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/skins-may-differ-but-affection-dwells-in-white-and-black-the-same/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [And the tear that is wiped with a little address, May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/and-the-tear-that-is-wiped-with-a-little-address-may-be-follow-d/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-bud-may-have-a-bitter-taste-but-sweet-will-be-the-flower/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat, whom I may whisper, solitude is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/how-sweet-how-passing-sweet-is-solitude-but-grant-me-still-a-friend/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [The Frenchman, easy, debonair, and brisk, Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his frisk, Is always happy, reign whoever may, And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-frenchman-easy-debonair-and-brisk-give-him-his-lass-his-fiddle/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Strange as it may seem, the most ludicrous lines I ever wrote have been written in the saddest mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/strange-as-it-may-seem-the-most-ludicrous-lines-i-ever-wrote-have/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [No wisdom that she may gain by experience and reflection hereafter, will compensate the loss of her present hilarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/no-wisdom-that-she-may-gain-by-experience-and-reflection-hereafter/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/oh-to-have-a-lodge-in-some-vast-wilderness-where-rumors-of-oppression/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. But he that has humanity, forewarned, Will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/an-inadvertent-step-may-crush-the-snail-that-crawls-at-evening-in-the/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/but-conversation-choose-what-theme-we-may-and-chiefly-when-religion/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse, But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/words-learn-d-by-rote-a-parrot-may-rehearse-but-talking-is-not-always/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-cares-of-today-are-seldom-those-of-tomorrow-and-when-we-lie-down/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/a-fretful-temper-will-divide-the-closest-knot-that-may-be-tied-by/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [A story, in which native humour reigns, Is often useful, always entertains; A graver fact, enlisted on your side, May furnish illustration,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/a-story-in-which-native-humour-reigns-is-often-useful-always/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/judge-not-the-lord-by-feeble-sense-but-trust-him-for-his-grace-behind/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Strength may wield the ponderous spade, May turn the clod, and wheel the compost home; But elegance, chief grace the garden shows,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/strength-may-wield-the-ponderous-spade-may-turn-the-clod-and-wheel/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Dejection of spirits, which may have prevented many a man from becoming an author, made me one. I find constant employment necessary,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/dejection-of-spirits-which-may-have-prevented-many-a-man-from/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [The statesman, lawyer, merchant, man of trade Pants for the refuge of some rural shade, Where all his long anxieties forgot Amid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-statesman-lawyer-merchant-man-of-trade-pants-for-the-refuge-of/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/would-i-describe-a-preacher-i-would-express-him-simple-grave-sincere/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/meditation-here-may-think-down-hours-to-moments-here-the-heart-may/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [England with all thy faults, I love thee still-- My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/england-with-all-thy-faults-i-love-thee-still-my-country-and-while/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn, Shine by the side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/but-truths-on-which-depends-our-main-concern-that-tis-our-shame-and/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/a-life-all-turbulence-and-noise-may-seem-to-him-that-leads-it-wise/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [What we admire we praise; and when we praise, Advance it into notice, that its worth Acknowledged, others may admire it too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/what-we-admire-we-praise-and-when-we-praise-advance-it-into-notice/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [ ... no wisdom that \[my kitten\] may gain by experience and reflection hereafter will compensate for the loss of her present hilarity. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/no-wisdom-that-my-kitten-may-gain-by-experience-and-reflection/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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## Other authors on May

## More by William Cowper

> [And hast thou sworn on every slight pretence, Till perjuries are common as bad pence, While thousands, careless of the damning sin, Kiss the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/and-hast-thou-sworn-on-every-slight-pretence-till-perjuries-are/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [No wild enthusiast could rest, till half the world like him was possessed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/no-wild-enthusiast-could-rest-till-half-the-world-like-him-was/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/admirals-extolled-for-standing-still-or-doing-nothing-with-a-deal-of/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [“The good we never miss we rarely prize”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-good-we-never-miss-we-rarely-prize/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/thus-happiness-depends-as-nature-shows-less-on-exterior-things-than/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [Stamps God's own name upon a lie just made, To turn a penny in the way of trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/stamps-god-s-own-name-upon-a-lie-just-made-to-turn-a-penny-in-the-way/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/but-oars-alone-can-ne-er-prevail-to-reach-the-distant-coast-the/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [“Nature is but a name for an effect whose cause is God"...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/nature-is-but-a-name-for-an-effect-whose-cause-is-god/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/but-conversation-choose-what-theme-we-may-and-chiefly-when-religion/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/remorse-the-fatal-egg-that-pleasure-laid/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [“When we don't pray, we quit the fight. Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright. And Satan trembles when he sees. The weakest saint upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/when-we-don-t-pray-we-quit-the-fight-prayer-keeps-the-christian-s/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [But animated nature sweeter still, to soothe and satisfy the human ear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/but-animated-nature-sweeter-still-to-soothe-and-satisfy-the-human-ear/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/a-fretful-temper-will-divide-the-closest-knot-that-may-be-tied-by/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [Ten thousand casks, Forever dribbling out their base contents, Touch'd by the Midas finger of the state, Bleed gold for ministers to sport away.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/ten-thousand-casks-forever-dribbling-out-their-base-contents-touch-d/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

> [The art of poetry is to touch the passions, and its duty to lead them on the side of virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/the-art-of-poetry-is-to-touch-the-passions-and-its-duty-to-lead-them/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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