Francis Quarles
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1592 – 1644
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Who was Francis Quarles?
Francis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems.
Famous Quotes:
- 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.
- Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.
- Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.
- The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
- The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.
- Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation. and honor the reward of action.
- Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
- Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.
- That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.
- 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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