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
kings obedience highways
Obedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us.
humility pride light
The light of the understanding, humility kindleth and pride covereth.
humility voice silence
The voice of humility is God's music, and the silence of humility is God's rhetoric.
thrones tubs found
Diogenes found more rest in his tub than Alexander on his throne.
possession goods loses
The goods we spend we keep; and what we save We lose; and only what we lose we have.
reason
Reason can discover things only near,--sees nothing that's above her.
vices way intemperance
Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.