Heav'n is not always got by running. Francis Quarles More Quotes by Francis Quarles More Quotes From Francis Quarles Tis not, to cry God mercy, or to sit Francis Quarles crysinmean If thou wouldst be justified, acknowledge thine injustice. He that confesses his sin, begins his journey toward salvation. He that is sorry for it, mends his pace. He that forsakes it, is at his journey's end. Francis Quarles pacejourneysorry He that hath no cross deserves no crown. Francis Quarles crownsliteraturecrosses The voice of humility is God's music, and the silence of humility is God's rhetoric. Francis Quarles voicesilencehumility That action is not warrantable which either fears to ask the divine blessing on its performance, or having succeeded, does not come with thanksgiving to God for its success. Francis Quarles blessingactiondoe Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it. Francis Quarles spursanticipationdanger Sin is a basilisk whose eyes are full of venom. If the eye of thy soul see her first, it reflects her own poison and kills her; if she see thy soul, unseen, or seen too late, with her poison, she kills thee: since therefore thou canst not escape thy sin, let not thy sin escape thy observation. Francis Quarles eyesoulfirsts Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation. Francis Quarles recreationleisureslave If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter. Francis Quarles daughtermotherson Wickedness is its own punishment. Francis Quarles wickednesspunishment Heaven is never deaf but when man's heart is dumb. Francis Quarles heartmenheaven 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 luxurytailsheart If thou desire not to be poor, desire not to be too rich. He is rich, not that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is poor, not that enjoys little, but he that wants too much. The contented mind wants nothing which it hath not; the covetous mind wants, not only what it hath not, but likewise what it hath. Francis Quarles mindwantdesire Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue. Francis Quarles literatureearsheaven Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise. Francis Quarles orthodoxhuman-naturewise Read not books alone, but men, and amongst them chiefly thyself. Francis Quarles distastefulmenbook I see no virtue where I smell no sweat. Francis Quarles smellsweatvirtue Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labour, and so shall thy labour sweeten thy rest. Francis Quarles clothescareliterature Some only break their Fast, and so away: Francis Quarles dinneragelife Borrow neither money nor time from your neighbor; both are of equal value. Francis Quarles valuesequalneighbor
