"Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains." — Francis Quarles

"Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains."

— Francis Quarles

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71 Quotes by Francis Quarles

Francis Quarles has 71 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
Charity feeds the poor, so does pride; charity builds an hospital, so does pride. In this they differ: charity gives…
Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred,…
Let all thy joys be as the month of May,And all thy days be as a marriage day.
Heaven is never deaf but when man's heart is dumb.
Wickedness is its own punishment.
If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.
Physicians, of all men, are most happy; whatever good success soever they have, the world proclaimeth; and what faults they…
As all things eternal and primordial reappear, so all things mortal return to the earth. Honor, old age, probity, justice,…
He that gives all, though but little, gives much; because God looks not to the quantity of the gift, but…
Proportion thy charity to the strength of thine estate, lest God proportion thine estate to the weakness of thy charity.…
Our God and Souldiers we alike adore,Evn at the Brink of danger; not before:After deliverance, both alike required;Our Gods forgotten,…

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