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
laughter cities mirth
The suburbs of folly is vain mirth, and profuseness of laughter is the city of fools.
children father parent
If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them, that they behold practised in thee; till reason be ripe, examples direct more than precepts: such as thy behaviour is before thy children's faces, such commonly is theirs behind their parents' backs.
vanity too-much abstinence
Too much is a vanity; enough is a feast.
friendship genuine-friends literature
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.
humility virtue reason
Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason.
perseverance lying doubt
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
dresses language injury
Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.
meditation soul honor
Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.
wise philosophy book
God hath given to mankind a common library, His creatures; to every man a proper book, himself being an abridgment of all others. If thou read with understanding, it will make thee a great master of philosophy, and a true servant of the divine Author: if thou but barely read, it will make thee thine own wise man and the Author's fool.
real grief men
For trash and toys, And grief-engend'ring joys, What torment seems too sharp for flesh and blood; What bitter pills, Compos'd of real ills, Men swallow down to purchase one false good!
adversity loss gains
As there is no worldly gain without some loss, so there is no worldly loss without some gain.... Set the allowance against the loss, and thou shalt find no loss great.
pain self immortal-life
Immortal life is something to be earned, By slow self-conquest, comradeship with Pain, And patient seeking after higher truths.
hands gold care
Whose gold is double with a careful hand, His cares are double.
religious action obedience
Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience neither procrastinates nor questions.