Approach Quote by Abraham Cowley

“Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th' approaches of the last.”

Abraham Cowley

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I confess I love littleness almost in all things. A little convenient estate, a little cheerful house, a little company, and a little feast.

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The Sunflow'r, thinking 'twas for him foul shame To nap by daylight, strove t' excuse the blame; It was not sleep that made him…

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Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last.

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Stones of small worth may lie unseen by day, But night itself does the rich gem betray.

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Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.

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Poets by Death are conquer'd but the wit Of poets triumphs over it.

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