Francis Quarles
Poet
1592-05-08
Quotes by Francis Quarles
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Let all thy joys be as the month of May.
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Let all thy joys be as the month of May.
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Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.
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Beware of him that is slow to anger for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury.
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Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury.
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The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite's dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.
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Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.
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And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
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Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.
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Wickedness is its own punishment.
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Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.
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Afflictions clarify the soul.
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Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings.
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The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown.
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Hath fortune dealt thee ill cards? Let wisdom make thee a good gamester.
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Heav'n is not always got by running.
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Gold is Caesar's treasure, man is God's; thy gold hath Caesar's image, and thou hast God's.
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Let the greatest part of the news thou hearest be the least part of what thou believest, lest the greater part of what thou believest be the least part of what is true.
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Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.
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