Quotes by Cowper, William

Fanaticism soberly defined, is the false fire of an over heated mind. >>

No one was ever scolded out of their sins. >>

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everyth >>

Quotations about Applause

O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, sed >>

They named it Ovation from the Latin ovis [A Sheep]. >>

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world >>

O, popular applause! what heart of man is proof against thy sweet, seducing charms?

Cowper, William