Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

William Cowper Quotes: As if the world and they were hand and glove.
         

As if the world and they were hand and glove.


William Cowper
Check all other quotes by William Cowper

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"William Cowper Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Tue. 07 May. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/As-if-the-world-and-they-were-1154973>.





Check out


Other quotes of William Cowper


Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.



Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.



...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.



An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.



Grief is itself a medicine.

Grief is itself a medicine.



How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!



Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.



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

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



I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?



Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.





Other quotes you may like



In a world as out of balance as this world, everyone can find something to do. And the question isn't can you do everything; the question is, can you do anything?

In a world as out of balance as this world, everyone can find something to do. And the question isn't can you do everything; the question is, can you do anything?



I've used the laws of the country to my advantage.

I've used the laws of the country to my advantage.



The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probalities.

The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probalities.



All that makes existence valuable to any one depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the actions of other people.

All that makes existence valuable to any one depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the actions of other people.



You really have to know who you are. It takes, uh it's not that easy.

You really have to know who you are. It takes, uh it's not that easy.



I think the idea that a society has to be responsible for all of its citizens, those who do well and those who do not, is really a precondition of a good society.

I think the idea that a society has to be responsible for all of its citizens, those who do well and those who do not, is really a precondition of a good society.



You have to put your character to rest after x amount of years.

You have to put your character to rest after x amount of years.



I think Newton would be the greatest scientist who ever lived.

I think Newton would be the greatest scientist who ever lived.



Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.

Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "As if the world and they were hand and glove.". Author of this quote is William Cowper. This quote is about hands, hypocrisy, world,.