256 Quotes by Francis Quarles

Let all thy joys be as the month of May.

Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.

The fountain of beauty is the heart, and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.

If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them, that they behold practised in thee; till reason be ripe, examples direct more than precepts: such as thy behaviour is before thy children's faces, such commonly is theirs behind their parents' backs.

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.

Whose gold is double with a careful hand, His cares are double.

Wickedness is its own punishment.

The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite's dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.