Quote#Books & Reading
But truths on which depends our main concern
Quote byWilliam Cowper · 1731–1800
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Tirocinium", l. 77 (1785).
English (original)
But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and mistery not to learn, Shine by the side of every path we tread With such a luster, he that runs may read.
— William Cowper
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