Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
William CowperNo wisdom that she may gain by experience and reflection hereafter, will compensate the loss of her present hilarity.
William CowperNow stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa around, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
William CowperWe are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
William Cowper