William Cowper Quotes About Life

Quotes about: Life

• Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

  William Cowper

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

• Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

  William Cowper

  Life, Giving, Inspire

  The Task bk. 2 "The Timepiece" l. 606 (1785) See Behn 1

• A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.

  William Cowper

  Life, Happiness, Ease

  William Cowper (1815). “Poems”, p.290

• Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

  William Cowper

  Life, Happiness, Littles

• Our love is principle, and has its root
  In reason, is judicious, manly, free.

  William Cowper

  Life, Love Is, Roots

  William Cowper (1830). “Poems ... With a sketch of his life and a vindication of his religious principles and character. Third edition, corrected and enlarged. [With a portrait.]”, p.247

• Still ending, and beginning still.

  William Cowper

  Life, Still Life, Stills

  William Cowper (1849). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq., Including the Copyright Poems, with a Life of the Author, from the Edition of Robert Southey”, p.222

• What is it but a map of busy life,
  Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns?

  William Cowper

  Life, Maps, Busy

  William COWPER (1835). “The works of his life and letters”, p.37

• Men deal with life as children with their play,
  Who first misuse, then cast their toys away.

  William Cowper

  Life, Children, Men

  'Hope' (1782) l. 127

• 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 success Sought in still waters.

  William Cowper

  Life, Success, Wise

  William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.155

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