Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles
Francis Quarleswas an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth8 May 1592
worry may impossible
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.
pride men giving
Charity feeds the poor, so does pride; charity builds an hospital, so does pride. In this they differ: charity gives her glory to God; pride takes her glory from man.
hate night hatred
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.
blessing joy may
Let all thy joys be as the month of May,And all thy days be as a marriage day.
heart men heaven
Heaven is never deaf but when man's heart is dumb.
death lying long
To fear death is the way to live long; to lie afraid of death is to be long a dying.
heaven literature tongue
Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.
mean choices way
Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure; in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse; the best means to grow better is to be the worst there.
money children honor
Money is both the generation and corruption of purchased honor; honor is both the child and slave of potent money: the credit which honor hath lost, money hath found. When honor grew mercenary, money grew honorable. The way to be truly noble is to contemn both.
peace peacemaker conqueror
Blessedness is promised to the peacemaker, not to the conqueror.
prayer pleasure ends
God's pleasure is at the end of our prayers.
heart luxury tails
Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.
mind kingdoms
My mind's my kingdom.
fear literature action
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.