The light of the understanding, humility kindleth and pride covereth. — Francis Quarles Humility Copy Share Image
When two agree in their desire, One sparke will set them both on fire. — Francis Quarles Agree Copy Share Image
Obedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us. — Francis Quarles Highways Copy Share Image
Immortal life is something to be earned, By slow self-conquest, comradeship with Pain, And patient seeking after higher truths. — Francis Quarles Comradeship Copy Share Image
False world, thou ly'st: thou canst not lend The least delight: Thy favours cannot gain a friend, They are so slight. — Francis Quarles Delight Copy Share Image
A despairing heart is the true prophet of approaching evil; his actions may weave the webs of Fortune, but not break them. — Francis Quarles Action Copy Share Image
If virtue accompany it, it is the heart's paradise; if vice associate it, it is the soul's purgatory. — Francis Quarles Accompany Copy Share Image
Shine Son of glory, and my sinnes are goneLike twinkling Starres before the rising Sunne. — Francis Quarles Glory Copy Share Image
Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in… — Francis Quarles Enticing Copy Share Image
The suburbs of folly is vain mirth, and profuseness of laughter is the city of fools. — Francis Quarles Cities Copy Share Image
Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and… — Francis Quarles Abuse Copy Share Image
Wrinkle not thy face with too much laughter, lest thou become ridiculous; neither wanton thy heart with too much mirth, lest thou… — Francis Quarles Cities Copy Share Image
When the flesh presents thee with delights, then present thyself with dangers; where the world possesses thee with vain hopes, there possess… — Francis Quarles Danger Copy Share Image
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a… — Francis Quarles Book Copy Share Image
Things temporal are sweeter in the expectation, things eternal are sweeter in the fruition; the first shames thy hope, the second crowns… — Francis Quarles Anticipation Copy Share Image
Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, how to be free from it, that's the… — Francis Quarles Action Copy Share Image
In the commission of evil, fear no man so much as thyself; another is but one witness against thee, thou art a… — Francis Quarles Art Copy Share Image
Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly… — Francis Quarles Avoided Copy Share Image
As there is no worldly gain without some loss, so there is no worldly loss without some gain; if thou hast lost… — Francis Quarles Allowance Copy Share Image
Deliberate long before thou consecrate a friend, and when thy impartial justice concludes him worthy of thy bosom, receive him joyfully, and… — Francis Quarles Bosoms Copy Share Image
Socrates called beauty a short-lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary… — Francis Quarles Beauty Copy Share Image
Let the foundation of thy affection be virtue, then make the building as rich as glorious as thou canst; if the foundation… — Francis Quarles Affection Copy Share Image
Wouldst thou know the lawfulness of the action which thou desirest to undertake, let thy devotion recommend it to Divine blessing: if… — Francis Quarles Action Copy Share Image
The worldly wisdom of the foolish man Is like a sieve, that does alone retain The grosser substance of the worthless bran:… — Francis Quarles Art Copy Share Image
Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the… — Francis Quarles Applause Copy Share Image
If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them,… — Francis Quarles Behaviour Copy Share Image
Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings. — Francis Quarles Bees Copy Share Image
Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. — Francis Quarles Book Copy Share Image
If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue. — Francis Quarles Desire Copy Share Image
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end. — Francis Quarles Friend Copy Share Image
I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing. — Francis Quarles Pleasure Copy Share Image
