• A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still waters.

    William Cowper: A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still waters.
    William Cowper (1855). “The complete poetical works of William Cowper, with life and critical notice of his writings”, p.155