All Francis Quarles Quotes
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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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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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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And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
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I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.
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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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Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
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Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.
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That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.
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