William Cowper
  • The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.

  • Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.

  • Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

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

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