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Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. — Francis Quarles

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. — Francis Quarles

The road to perseverance lies by doubt. — Francis Quarles

Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. — Francis Quarles

I see no virtue where I smell no sweat. — Francis Quarles

He that hath promised pardon on our repentance hat not promised life till we repent. — Francis Quarles

Whose gold is double with a careful hand, His cares are double. — Francis Quarles

The suburbs of folly is vain mirth, and profuseness of laughter is the city of fools. — Francis Quarles

God's pleasure is at the end of our prayers. — Francis Quarles

Reason can discover things only near,
sees nothing that's above her. — Francis Quarles

He that hath no cross deserves no crown. — Francis Quarles

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger. — Francis Quarles

The grave is sooner cloy'd than men's desire. — Francis Quarles

Let all thy joys be as the month of May. — Francis Quarles

Afflictions clarify the soul;
And like hard masters, give more hard directions,
Tutoring the non-age of uncurbed affections. — Francis Quarles

Heav'n is not always got by running. — Francis Quarles

O who would trust this world, or prize what's in it,
That gives and takes, and chops and changes, ev'ry minute? — Francis Quarles

Poor thieves in halters we behold;
And great thieves in their chains of gold. — Francis Quarles

No man is born unto himself alone; Who lives unto himself, he lives to none. — Francis Quarles

The strong desires of man's insatiate breast may stand possess'd Of all that earth can give; but earth can give no rest. — Francis Quarles

Even such is man, whose glory lendsHis life a blaze or two, and ends. — Francis Quarles

Obedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us. — Francis Quarles

Afflictions clarify the soul. — Francis Quarles

Thy pride is but the prologue of thy shame; where vain-glory commands, there folly counsels; where pride rides, there shame lackeys. — Francis Quarles

The place of charity, like that of God, is everywhere. — Francis Quarles

If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. — Francis Quarles

The light of the understanding, humility kindleth and pride covereth. — Francis Quarles

The world's an Inn; and I her guest. — Francis Quarles

Nor Time, nor Place, nor Chance, nor Death can bow/my least desires unto the least remove — Audrey Niffenegger

Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation. — Francis Quarles

I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing. — Francis Quarles

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action. — Francis Quarles

Death aims with fouler spiteAt fairer marks. — Francis Quarles

False world, thou ly'st: thou canst not lend The least delight: Thy favours cannot gain a friend, They are so slight. — Francis Quarles

Heaven is never deaf but when man's heart is dumb. — Francis Quarles

Neutrality is dangerous, whereby thou becomest a necessary prey to the conqueror. — Francis Quarles

The goods we spend we keep; and what we save
We lose; and only what we lose we have. — Francis Quarles

When two agree in their desire,
One sparke will set them both on fire. — Francis Quarles

Immortal life is something to be earned, By slow self-conquest, comradeship with Pain, And patient seeking after higher truths. — Francis Quarles

Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise. — Francis Quarles

Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail. — Francis Quarles

And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. — Francis Quarles

Mercy turns her back to the unmerciful. — Francis Quarles

Blessedness is promised to the peacemaker, not to the conqueror. — Francis Quarles

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest. — Francis Quarles

How is the anxious soul of man befool'd in his desire, That thinks an hectic fever may be cool'd in flames of fire? — Francis Quarles

With a bloody flux of oaths vows deep revenge. — Francis Quarles

He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but to the quality of the givers. — Francis Quarles

The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown. — Francis Quarles

Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue. — Francis Quarles

Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice. — Francis Quarles

To fear death is the way to live long; to lie afraid of death is to be long a dying. — Francis Quarles

Lust is a sharp spur to vice, which always putteth the affections into a false gallop. — Francis Quarles

It is the lot of man but once to die. — Francis Quarles

To bear adversity with an equal mind is both the sign and glory of a brave spirit. — Francis Quarles

My mind is my kingdom. — Francis Quarles

It is no happiness to live long, nor unhappiness to die soon; happy is he that hath lived long enough to die well. — Francis Quarles

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end. — Francis Quarles

Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings. — Francis Quarles

Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason. — Francis Quarles

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. — Francis Quarles

Whosoever obeyeth the devil, casteth himself down: for the devil may suggest, compel he cannot. — Francis Quarles

Is not this lily pure? What fuller can procure A white so perfect, spotless clear As in this flower doth appear? — Francis Quarles

Too much is a vanity; enough is a feast. — Francis Quarles

The voice of humility is God's music, and the silence of humility is God's rhetoric. — Francis Quarles

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it ... — Francis Quarles

The height of all philosophy is to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is to know God. — Francis Quarles

Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it. — Francis Quarles

The slender debt to Nature's quickly paid,Discharged, perchance, with greater ease than made. — Francis Quarles

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. — Francis Quarles

Gold is Caesar's treasure, man is God's; thy gold hath Caesar's image, and thou hast God's. — Francis Quarles

My mind's my kingdom. — Francis Quarles

Borrow neither money nor time from your neighbor; both are of equal value. — Francis Quarles

The next way home's the farthest way about. — Francis Quarles

The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber. — Francis Quarles

What well-advised ear regards What earth can say? Thy words are gold, but thy rewards Are painted clay. — Francis Quarles

No labor is hard, no time is long, wherein the glory of eternity is the mark we level at. — Francis Quarles

If thou hast no inferiors, have patience awhile, and thou shalt have no superiors. The grave requires no marshal. — Francis Quarles

Let grace conduct thee to the paths of peace. — Francis Quarles

Shine Son of glory, and my sinnes are goneLike twinkling Starres before the rising Sunne. — Francis Quarles

Seest thou good days? Prepare for evil times. No summer but hath its winter. He never reaped comfort in adversity that sowed not in prosperity. — Francis Quarles

The world is deceitful; her end is doubtful, her conclusion is horrible, her judge terrible, and her judgment is intolerable. — Francis Quarles

Take heed thou trust not the deceitful lap Of wanton Dalilah; the world's a trap. — Francis Quarles

And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. — Francis Quarles

Nor fire, nor rocks, can stop our furious minds, Nor waves, nor winds. — Francis Quarles

I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed. — Francis Quarles

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.' — Francis Quarles

Diogenes found more rest in his tub than Alexander on his throne. — Francis Quarles

Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. — Francis Quarles

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were. — Francis Quarles

The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient. — Francis Quarles

If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee. — Francis Quarles

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. — Francis Quarles

A despairing heart is the true prophet of approaching evil; his actions may weave the webs of Fortune, but not break them. — Francis Quarles

Every man's vanity ought to be his greatest shame; and every man's folly ought to be his greatest secret. — Francis Quarles

What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold. — Francis Quarles

He that begins to live, begins to die. — Francis Quarles

If virtue accompany it, it is the heart's paradise; if vice associate it, it is the soul's purgatory. — Francis Quarles

Wickedness is its own punishment. — Francis Quarles

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. — Francis Quarles