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Thou Quotes by Francis Quarles
- If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.
- Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity. Let the lips of the…
- Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. If thou find anything questionable there, use the commentary of a severe friend, rather…
- Let the foundation of thy affection be virtue, then make the building as rich as glorious as thou canst; if the foundation be beauty or…
- If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying. Walking exercises the body; praying exercises the…
- My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play is done: Her plot hath many changes; every day Speaks a…
- Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation.
- 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…
- Gold is Caesar's treasure, man is God's; thy gold hath Caesar's image, and thou hast God's.
- Let the greatest part of the news thou hearest be the least part of what thou believest, lest the greater part of what thou believest…
- I here present thee with a hive of bees, laden some with wax, and some with honey. Fear not to approach! there are no wasps,…
- Neutrality is dangerous, whereby thou becomest a necessary prey to the conqueror.
- See, here's a shadow found; the human nature Is made th' umbrella to the Deity, To catch the sunbeams of thy just Creator; Beneath this…
- 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…
- Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.
More Thou Quotes
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. — Saint Augustine
- Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. — Saint Augustine
- Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. — Saint Augustine
- Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. — Marcus Aurelius
- Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. — Marcus Aurelius
- And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. — Marcus Aurelius
- When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. — Marcus Aurelius
- America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land. — Philip James Bailey
- Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live… — Joseph Addison
- And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy… — Venerable Bede
- The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in… — Joseph Addison