What did William Cowper mean by: War’s a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. - William Cowper Poet · England Copy
+ Books are not seldom talismans and spells. Feraz Zeid, September 3, 2023December 26, 2023, William Cowper, Book, Spells, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Cowper, I Miss You, Love, Missing You, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Cowper, Motivational, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ Fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great circuit, and is still at home. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Cowper, Fancy, Home, Running, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God. Feraz Zeid, June 10, 2023December 12, 2023, William Cowper, Nature, Travel, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ Elegant as simplicity, and warm As ecstasy. Feraz Zeid, August 13, 2023December 12, 2023, William Cowper, Ecstasy, Simplicity, Warm, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ The only amaranthine flower on earth is virtue; the only lasting treasure, truth. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024January 15, 2024, William Cowper, Flower, Treasure, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
+ Grief is itself a medicine. Feraz Zeid, August 9, 2023December 12, 2023, William Cowper, Death, Grief, Pain, 0 - William Cowper Poet · England
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. - François Rabelais Author · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France