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Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid. - William Cowper

Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid. – William Cowper

Other quotes by William Cowper

Man disavows, and Deity disowns me: hell might afford my miseries a shelter; therefore hell keeps her ever-hungry mouths all bolted against me. – William Cowper

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Insanity
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Visitors are insatiable devourers of time, and fit only for those who, if they did not visit, would do nothing. – William Cowper

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Guests
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War is a game which were their subjects wise, kings would not play at. – William Cowper

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War
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Other Quotes from
Regret & Remorse
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Regret for time wasted can become a power for good in the time that remains, if we will only stop the waste and the idle, useless regretting. – Arthur Brisbane

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Regret & Remorse

I have no regrets. I wouldnt have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say. – Ingrid Bergman

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Regret & Remorse

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent. – Bob Dylan

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Regret & Remorse

My one regret in life is that Im not someone else. – Woody Allen

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Regret & Remorse

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Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. – James Buchan

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You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct. – W. Somerset Maugham, The Bread-Winner

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Sex

When the earth floods from global warming, the swimmers will rule the world. – Author Unknown

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Swimming

Shanghai set out to take over from Hong Kong and I think its done that. Its got the most amazing futuristic skyline which rivals and even betters Tokyo. – Paul Oakenfold

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amazing