“He has no hope that never had a fear.”

— William Cowper, Truth, l. 298, 1782

About William Cowper

1731 – 1800

English poet and hymnwriter, author of "The Task".

“Still ending, and beginning still.”

“The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown.”

“Domestic happiness, thou only bliss of Paradise that has surviv'd the fall!”

“I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.”

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”

“When in doubt, tell the truth.”

“I never "worry" about action, but only about inaction.”

“The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear.”

“Myths are made for the imagination to breathe life into them.”