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Francis Quarles, a renowned English poet, was born on May 8, 1592, and died on September 8, 1644. His poetry focused on religious and moral themes, deeply influenced by Puritan thought.

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Famous Francis Quarles Quotes

“Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure; in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse; the best means to grow better is to be the worst there.”

Way Mean Choices Grows Enjoy Pleasure Company Worst Profit Superiors Being The Best

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“Of all vices take heed of drunkenness; other vices are but fruits of disordered affections--this disorders, nay, banishes reason; other vices but impair the soul--this demolishes her two chief faculties, the understanding and the will; other vices make their own way--this makes way for all vices; he that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.”

Way Two Soul Reason Understanding Fruit Affection Vices Chiefs Faculty Disorder Qualified Heed Drunkenness Drunkards Demolish

Author:Francis Quarles

“Other vices make their own way; this makes way for all vices. He that is a drunkard is qualified for all vice.”

Way Vices Qualified Drunkenness Drunkards Intemperance

Book:Enchiridion: containing institutions, divine ... moral

Source: Enchiridion: containing institutions, divine ... moral

“Make philosophy thy journey, theology thy journey's end: philosophy is a pleasant way, but dangerous to him that either tires or retires; in this journey it is safe neither to loiter nor to rest, till thou hast attained thy journey's end; he that sits down a philosopher rises up an atheist.”

Way Ends Philosophy Journey Dangerous Safe Atheist Philosopher Theology Pleasant Retiring Tire

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“The way to subject all things to thyself is to subject thyself to reason; thou shalt govern many, if reason govern thee. Wouldst thou be crowned the monarch of a little world? command thyself.”

Ifs World Way Littles Reason Subjects All Things Command Thee Thyself Monarchs

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“When ambitious men find an open passage, they are rather busy than dangerous; and if well watched in their proceedings, they will catch them selves in their own snare, and prepare a way for their own destruction.”

Ifs Men Way Wells Self Dangerous Ambition Destruction Busy Passages Ambitious Proceeding Snares Ambitious Man

Author:Francis Quarles

“Things temporal are sweeter in the expectation, things eternal are sweeter in the fruition; the first shames thy hope, the second crowns it; it is a vain journey, whose end affords less pleasure than the way.”

Way Firsts Ends Pleasure Journey Eternal Expectations Shame Vain Anticipation Crowns Fruition

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“To fear death is the way to live long; to lie afraid of death is to be long a dying.”

Way Long Death Lying Dying Fear Of Death Way To Live Afraid Of Death

Author:Francis Quarles

“There be three sorts of government--monarchical, aristocratical, democratical; and they are apt to fall three several ways into ruin--the first, by tyranny; the second, by ambition; the last, by tumults. A commonwealth grounded upon any one of these is not of long continuance; but, wisely mingled, each guards the other and makes that government exact.”

Way Firsts Long Government Lasts Fall Three Ambition Tyranny Ruins Grounded Commonwealth Tumult Continuance

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“Money is both the generation and corruption of purchased honor; honor is both the child and slave of potent money: the credit which honor hath lost, money hath found. When honor grew mercenary, money grew honorable. The way to be truly noble is to contemn both.”

Way Children Found Lost Money Generations Grew Honor Slave Corruption Credit Noble Honorable Mercenary Lost Money

Author:Francis Quarles

“When the flesh presents thee with delights, then present thyself with dangers; where the world possesses thee with vain hopes, there possess thyself with true fear; when the devil brings thee oil, bring thou vinegar. The way to be safe is never to be secure.”

World Way Danger Safe Devil Delight Oil Flesh Temptation Secure Thee Vain Thyself Vinegar

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“The next way home's the farthest way about.”

Way Home Next Way Home

Book:Emblems, Divine and Moral: Together with Hieroglyphicks of the Life of Man

Source: Emblems, Divine and Moral: Together with Hieroglyphicks of the Life of Man

“In thy apparel avoid singularity, profuseness, and gaudiness. Be not too early in the fashion, nor too late. Decency is half way between affectation and neglect. The body is the shell of the soul, apparel is the husk of that shell; the husk often tells you what the kernel is.”

Way Soul Body Half Fashion Late Too Late Neglect Shells Decency Singularity Kernel Half Way Apparel

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown.”

Way Lying Bed Deserve Crosses Down And Bliss Crowns

Author:Francis Quarles