Thomas Cogswell Upham Professions : Poet Born : January 30, 1799 Died : April 2, 1872 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Thomas Cogswell Upham If we stand in the openings of the present moment, with all the length and breadth of our faculties unselfishly adjusted to what it reveals, we are in the best condition to receive what God is always ready to communicate. Thomas Cogswell Upham length moments wisdom Put a thorn in every enjoyment, a worm in every gourd, that would either prevent my being wholly thine, or in any measure retard my progress in the divine life. Thomas Cogswell Upham gourds progress growth Do right! and thou hast naught to fear;Right hath a power that makes thee strong.The night is dark, but light is near;The grief is short, the joy is long. Thomas Cogswell Upham grief strong dark Seek and possess holiness, and consolation will follow, as assuredly as warmth follows the dispensation of the rays of the sun. Thomas Cogswell Upham holiness rays sun Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
