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Most Quotes by William Cowper
- Strength may wield the ponderous spade, May turn the clod, and wheel the compost home; But elegance, chief grace the garden shows, And most attractive,…
- The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
- A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most…
- The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles,…
- We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most…
- To trace in Nature's most minute design The signature and stamp of power divine. ... The Invisible in things scarce seen revealed, To whom an…
- And, of all lies (be that one poet's boast) / The lie that flatters I abhor the most.
- For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost, We seek it, ere it comes to light, In every cranny but…
- Most satirists are indeed a public scourge; Their mildest physic is a farrier's purge; Their acrid temper turns, as soon as stirr'd, The milk of…
- Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.
- For 'tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but…
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- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
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- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
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- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster