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Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail. (Francis Quarles)
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. View quote
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Wickedness is its own punishment. View quote
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Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice. View quote
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He that hath no cross deserves no crown. View quote
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Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived. View quote
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Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains. View quote
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Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue. View quote
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In having all things, and not Thee, what have I? Not having Thee, what have my labors got? Let me enjoy but Thee, what farther crave I? And having Thee alone, what have I not? View quote
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He that loves thee, He that keeps And guards thee, never slumbers, never sleeps. View quote
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Let all thy joys be as the month of May And all thy days be as a marriage day: Let sorrow, sickness, and a troubled mind Be stranger to thee. (Francis Quarles)
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. Where lies are easily admitted the father of lies will not easily be excluded. View quote
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Anger, when it is long in coming, is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. View quote
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We spend our midday sweat, our midnight oil; We tire the night in thought, the day in toil. View quote
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Thou art my life, my way, my light. View quote
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My mind's my kingdom. View quote
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And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. View quote
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Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety." View quote
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This house is to be let for life or years; Her rent is sorrow, and her income tears. Cupid, 't has long stood void; her bills make known, She must be dearly let, or let alone. View quote
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The road to resolution lies by doubt: The next way home's the farthest way about. View quote
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Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation. and honor the reward of action. (Francis Quarles)
If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking if a healthful soul, fasting and praying. Walking exercises the body praying exercises the soul fasting cleanses both. View quote
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Physicians of all men are most happy what success so ever they have, the world proclaimeth, and what faults they commit, the earth covereth. View quote
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The fountain of beauty is the heart, and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber. View quote
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If thou desire to purchase honor with thy wealth, consider first how that wealth became thine; if thy labor got it, let thy wisdom keep it; if oppression found it, let repentance restore it; if thy parent left it, let thy virtues deserve it; so shall thy honor be safer, better and cheaper. View quote
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