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“I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed.”

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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. more

“If thy faith have no doubts, thou has just cause to doubt thy faith; and if thy doubts have no hope, thou hast just reason to fear despair; when therefore thy doubts shall exercise thy faith, keep thy hopes firm to qualify thy doubts; so shall thy faith be secured from doubts; so shall thy doubts be preserved from despair.”

Ifs Reason Faith Causes Doubt Exercise Despair Firm No Doubt No Hope Secured

Author:Francis Quarles

“Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not gives advantage to the danger; it is less folly not to endeavor the prevention of the evil thou fearest than to fear the evil which thy endeavor cannot prevent.”

Giving Evil Fear Danger Advantage Folly Endeavor Spurs Fear Not Prevention

Author:Francis Quarles

“They who cannot be induced to fear for love will never be enforced to love for fear. Love opens the heart, fear shuts it; that encourages, this compels; and victory meets encouragement, but flees compulsion.”

Heart Fear Victory Encouragement Compulsion Fear Of Love

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

“Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.”

Ifs Love Inspirational Long Lasts Marriage Respect Be Good Good Will Anniversary Good Relationship Happy Anniversary

Author:Amy Grant

“Hath any wronged thee? be bravely revenged; slight it, and the work is begun; forgive it, and it is finished; he is below himself that is not above an injury.”

Forgiveness Forgiving Finished Thee Injury Wronged

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

“If thy desire to raise thy fortunes encourage thy delights to the casts of fortune, be wise betimes, lest thou repent too late; what thou gettest, thou gainest by abused providence; what thou losest, thou losest by abused patience; what thou winnest is prodigally spent; what thou losest is prodigally lost; it is an evil trade that prodigally drives; and a bad voyage where the pilot is blind.”

Ifs Desire Evil Lost Wise Late Raises Blind Trade Fortune Casts Delight Too Late Gambling Pilots Providence Repent Voyages Being Wise

Book:Enchiridon: containing institutions divine, moral

Source: Enchiridon: containing institutions divine, moral

“No man's condition is so base as his; None more accurs'd than he; for man esteems Him hateful, 'cause he seems not what he is; God hates him, 'cause he is not what he seems; What grief is absent, or what mischief can Be added to the hate of God and man?”

Men Seems Hate Causes Grief Conditions Esteem Hypocrisy Absent Hateful Mischief Hate Him

Author:Francis Quarles

“Rather do what is nothing to the purpose than be idle; that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily shot, when fliers scape the fowler. Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all the virtues, and the self-made sepulchre of a living man.”

Men May Made Self Purpose Virtue Sea Bird Devil Shots Thee Idle Idleness Self Made Scapes

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

“Thy ignorance in unrevealed mysteries is the mother of a saving faith, and thy understanding in revealed truths is the mother of a sacred knowledge; understand not therefore that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand; understanding is the wages of a lively faith and faith is the reward of an humble ignorance.”

Believe Mother Understanding Mystery Ignorance Truth Is Sacred Rewards Humble Saving Wages Lively

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

“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

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