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Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.

Francis Quarles

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation. and honor the reward of action.

Francis Quarles

Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.

Francis Quarles

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety."

Francis Quarles

My mind's my kingdom.

Francis Quarles

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

Francis Quarles

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

Francis Quarles

That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.

Francis Quarles

The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite's dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.

Francis Quarles

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.

Francis Quarles

Wickedness is its own punishment.

Francis Quarles

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.

Francis Quarles

It is the lot of man but once to die.

Francis Quarles

The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.

Francis Quarles

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

Francis Quarles