The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy. Abraham Cowley More Quotes by Abraham Cowley More Quotes From Abraham Cowley His faith, perhaps, in some nice tenets might Abraham Cowley nicemightlife It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ear to hear anything of praise from him. Abraham Cowley niceheartmen And I myself a Catholic will be, Abraham Cowley catholicsaintreligion Does not the passage of Moses and the Israelites into the Holy Land yield incomparably more poetic variety than the voyages of Ulysses or Aeneas? Abraham Cowley aeneasyieldbible Thus would I double my life's fading space;For he that runs it well, runs twice his race. Abraham Cowley spaceracerunning This only grant me, that my means may lie, too low for envy, for contempt to high. Abraham Cowley envymeanlying To-day is ours; what do we fear? Abraham Cowley sorrowwishmay Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind. Abraham Cowley fortuneopportunitypast There is some help for all the defects of fortune; for, if a man cannot attain to the length of his wishes, he may have his remedy by cutting of them shorter. Abraham Cowley cuttingwishmen Life for delays and doubts no time does give, Abraham Cowley doubtgivinglife Sleep is a god too proud to wait in palaces, and yet so humble too as not to scorn the meanest country cottages. Abraham Cowley humblesleepcountry The world's a scene of changes. Abraham Cowley sceneworld Who that has reason, and his smell, Abraham Cowley smellreasonrose Curs'd be that wretch (Death's factor sure) who brought Dire swords into the peaceful world, and taught Smiths (who before could only make The spade, the plough-share, and the rake) Arts, in most cruel wise Man's left to epitomize! Abraham Cowley wisemenart The present is all the ready money Fate can give. Abraham Cowley readyfategiving There have been fewer friends on earth than kings. Abraham Cowley friendskingsearth The present is an eternal now. Abraham Cowley eternal "We may talk what we please," he cries in his enthusiasm for the oldest of the arts, "of lilies, and lions rampant, and spread eagles, in fields d'or or d'argent; but, if heraldry were guided by reason, a plough in a field arable would be the most noble and ancient arms." Abraham Cowley eaglesgardenart s a scene of changes, and to be constant in Nature were inconstancy. Abraham Cowley constantscenechange His time's forever, everywhere his place. Abraham Cowley forevertime
