Francis Quarles Quotes
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Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury.
Francis Quarles
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Author Details:
Type:
Poet Quotes
Category:
English Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
May 8, 1592
Date of Death:
September 8, 1644
Nationality:
English
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Related Authors:
John Keats
Alfred Lord Tennyson
William Wordsworth
Alexander Pope
Robert Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
W. H. Auden
John Milton
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Select Francis Quarles Quotations:
My mind's my kingdom.
Francis Quarles
It is the lot of man but once to die.
Francis Quarles
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.
Francis Quarles
No cross no crown.
Francis Quarles
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.
Francis Quarles
Wickedness is its own punishment.
Francis Quarles
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.
Francis Quarles
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Quote Keywords:

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Anger,
Beware,
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Fury,
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Kept,
Long,
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Patience,
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Turns
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Dictionary Links:

Abused,
Anger,
Beware,
Comes,
Coming,
Fury,
Him,
Kept,
Long,
Longer,
Patience,
Slow
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All Francis Quarles Quotations:
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Anger may repast with thee for...
Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.
Beware of him that is slow...
Fear nothing but what thy industry...
Flatter not thyself in thy faith...
Has fortune dealt you some bad...
He that hath no cross deserves...
Heaven finds an ear when sinners...
I wish thee as much pleasure...
If thou desire the love of...
It is the lot of man...
Let the fear of danger be...
Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a...
Meditation is the life of the...
My mind's my kingdom.
Necessity of action takes away the...
No cross no crown.
Put off thy cares with thy...
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest...
That friendship will not continue to...
The average person's ear weighs what...
The heart is a small thing...
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
The sufficiency of merit is to...
Wickedness is its own punishment.
Wisdom not only gets, but once...
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