Quotes by Cowper, William

Religion! what treasure untold resides in that heavenly word! >>

The man that hails you Tom or Jack, and proves by thumps upon your bac >>

A life of ease is a difficult pursuit. >>

Quotations about Wit

Humor does not include sarcasm, invalid irony, sardonicism, innuendo, >>

Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, a >>

Wit is more often a shield than a lance. >>

A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he wounded you in jest, by way of balm for healing.

Cowper, William