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
journey expectations fruition
Things temporal are sweeter in the expectation, things eternal are sweeter in the fruition; the first shames thy hope, the second crowns it; it is a vain journey, whose end affords less pleasure than the way.
atheist philosophy journey
Make philosophy thy journey, theology thy journey's end: philosophy is a pleasant way, but dangerous to him that either tires or retires; in this journey it is safe neither to loiter nor to rest, till thou hast attained thy journey's end; he that sits down a philosopher rises up an atheist.
sorry journey pace
If thou wouldst be justified, acknowledge thine injustice. He that confesses his sin, begins his journey toward salvation. He that is sorry for it, mends his pace. He that forsakes it, is at his journey's end.
english-poet
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
advantage danger english-poet fear fears gives prevent spur
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
english-poet sleeps
And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
appear art author divinely eternal falsely great printed though writ
The world's a book, writ by the eternal art - Of the great author printed in man's heart, 'Tis falsely printed, though divinely penned, And all the errata will appear at the end
silence purpose lasts
Let the words of a virgin, though in a good cause, and to as good purpose, be neither violent, many, nor first, nor last; it is less shame for a virgin to be lost in a blushing silence than to be found in a bold eloquence.
long levels glory
No labor is hard, no time is long, wherein the glory of eternity is the mark we level at.
perseverance lying doubt
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
humility virtue reason
Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason.
love god heart
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.
giving generosity quality
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.
friendship genuine-friends literature
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.