Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles
Francis Quarleswas an English poet most famous for his Emblem book aptly entitled Emblems...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth8 May 1592
blessing joy may
Let all thy joys be as the month of May,And all thy days be as a marriage day.
heart men heaven
Heaven is never deaf but when man's heart is dumb.
pride men giving
Charity feeds the poor, so does pride; charity builds an hospital, so does pride. In this they differ: charity gives her glory to God; pride takes her glory from man.
leisure slave recreation
Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation.
news skepticism greater
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 be the least part of what is true.
philosophy height know-thyself
The height of all philosophy is to know thyself; and the end of this knowledge is to know God.
running heaven
Heav'n is not always got by running.
hands ears honey
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, there are no hornets here. If some wanton bee chance to buzz about thine ears, stand thy ground and hold thy hands-there's none will sting thee, if thou strike not first. If any do, she hath honey in her bag will cure thee too.
childhood age one-day
And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age.
flower white perfect
Is not this lily pure? What fuller can procure A white so perfect, spotless clear As in this flower doth appear?
soul affliction
Afflictions clarify the soul.
spurs anticipation danger
Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it...
blessing doe action
That action is not warrantable which either fears to ask the divine blessing on its performance, or having succeeded, does not come with thanksgiving to God for its success.
humility voice silence
The voice of humility is God's music, and the silence of humility is God's rhetoric.