Quotes by William Cowper

A fool must now and then be right, by chance.

— William Cowper

Wisdom

God moves in a mysterious way  His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea,  And rides upon the storm.

— William Cowper

Wisdom

And diff'ring judgments serve but to declare That truth lies somewhere, if we knew but where.

— William Cowper

Truth

I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the center all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.

— William Cowper

Wisdom

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 the right.

— William Cowper

Truth

Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd.

— William Cowper

Wisdom

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

— William Cowper

Life

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one,  Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

— William Cowper

Education