William Cowper Quotes on Trust
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Candid, and generous, and just, Boys care but little whom they trust, An error soon corrected- For who but learns in riper years That man, when smoothest he appears Is most to be suspected?
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
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Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will.
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I praise the Frenchman [Voltaire], his remark was shrewd - How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude! But grant me still a friend in my retreat Whom I may whisper - solitude is sweet.
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Give what Thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.