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Francis Quarles [1592-1644] English

Rank: 101
Poet

Francis Quarles was an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems.

Anger, Fear, God, Wisdom, Faith, Friendship, Great, Inspirational, Patience, Strength, Work

Quote	Tags	Rank
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.	Great	101
My mind's my kingdom.	Inspirational	102
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.	Anger, Patience	103
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.	Faith, God	104
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.	Friendship	105
Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.	Work	106
Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.		107
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.	God, Strength	108
Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.		109
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.	Fear	110
And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.		111
He that hath no cross deserves no crown.		112
Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.	Wisdom	113
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.	Anger	114
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.	Fear	115
Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.		116
Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.		117
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.		118
It is the lot of man but once to die.		119
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'		120
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.		121
Wickedness is its own punishment.		122
Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived.		123
No cross no crown.		124
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.	Wisdom	125
I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.		126
The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.		201

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