William CowperThinkers

Applause is that thing against the seducing charms of which man's heart has no proof.

The Book is not seldom a talisman and spell.

The City is made by man, while God made the country.

An Epigram is but a feeble thing with straw in trail, stuck there by way of sting.

Grief is itself a medicine.

An Idler is a watch that wants both hands.

Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

London is the center of a thousand trades.

The Mountain makes enemies of nations.

The Mouth is integral to erotic pleasure in the sensual act of eating, as well as in the acts of kissing, licking and sucking.