But oars alone can ne'er prevail To reach the distant coast The breath of heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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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
Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint Yet I love thee and adore, Oh for grace to love thee more.
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Far happier are the dead methinks than they who look for death and fear it every day
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I never received a little pleasure from anything in my life if I am pleased, it is in the extreme.
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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, 'Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more.'
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Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
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