FRANCIS QUARLES


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Francis Quarles

Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.
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What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold.
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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.
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Is not this lily pure? What fuller can procure A white so perfect, spotless clear As in this flower doth appear?
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With a bloody flux of oaths vows deep revenge.
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A lamb appears a lion, and we fear Each bush we see's a bear.
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The height of all philosophy is to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is to know God.
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Before thou reprehend another, take heed thou art not culpable in what thou goest about to reprehend. He that cleanses a blot with blotted fingers makes a greater blur.
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The goods we spend we keep; and what we save
We lose; and only what we lose we have.
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Too much is a vanity; enough is a feast.
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Francis Quarles
  • Born: May 8, 1592
  • Died: September 8, 1644
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Poet
Biography

Francis Quarles was an English poet most notable for his emblem book aptly entitled Emblems.

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