"Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials……" — William Cowper
"Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more."
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William Cowper
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235 Quotes by William Cowper
William Cowper has 235 quotes on this site.
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of…
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Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.
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War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
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A noisy man is always in the right.
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How happy it is to believe, with a steadfast assurance, that our petitions are heard even while we are making…
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Grief is itself a medicine.
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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No one was ever scolded out of their sins.
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Forced from home, and all its pleasures, afric coast I left forlorn; to increase a stranger's treasures, o the raging…
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I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
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Strength may wield the ponderous spade, May turn the clod, and wheel the compost home; But elegance, chief grace the…
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The proud are ever most provoked by pride.
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