The fountain of beauty is the heart and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber. Francis Quarles More Quotes by Francis Quarles More Quotes From Francis Quarles 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. Francis Quarles injury forgiveness forgiving 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. Francis Quarles encouragement fear heart 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. Francis Quarles evil fear giving 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. Francis Quarles faith doubt exercise I'll ne'er distrust my God for cloth and bread while lilies flourish and the raven 's fed. Francis Quarles lilies ravens faith Before thy undertaking of any design, weigh the glory of thy action with the danger of the attempt; if the glory outweigh the danger, it is cowardice to neglect it; if the danger exceed the glory, it is rashness to attempt it; if the balances stand poised, let thy own genius cast them. Francis Quarles balance design genius Immortal life is something to be earned, By slow self-conquest, comradeship with Pain, And patient seeking after higher truths. Francis Quarles immortal-life pain self Whose gold is double with a careful hand, His cares are double. Francis Quarles care gold hands 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. Francis Quarles parent father children Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings. Francis Quarles wings giving children The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that had no cross deserves no crown. Francis Quarles crowns bed lying Gold is Caesar's treasure, man is God's; thy gold hath Caesar's image, and thou hast God's. Francis Quarles treasure gold men 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. Francis Quarles skepticism news greater I here present thee with a hive of bees, laden some with wax, and some with honey. Fear not to approach! there are no wasps, there are no hornets here. If some wanton bee chance to buzz about thine ears, stand thy ground and hold thy hands-there's none will sting thee, if thou strike not first. If any do, she hath honey in her bag will cure thee too. Francis Quarles buzz honey hands And what's a life? - a weary pilgrimage, Whose glory in one day doth fill the stage With childhood, manhood, and decrepit age. Francis Quarles childhood one-day age Is not this lily pure? What fuller can procure A white so perfect, spotless clear As in this flower doth appear? Francis Quarles flower white perfect What treasures here do Mammon's sons behold! Yet know that all that which glitters is not gold. Francis Quarles glitter gold son Neutrality is dangerous, whereby thou becomest a necessary prey to the conqueror. Francis Quarles prey neutrality dangerous Obedience to truth known, is the king's highway to that which is still beyond us. Francis Quarles highways obedience kings In all thy actions think God sees thee; and in all His actions labor to see Him; that will make thee fear Him; this will move thee to love Him; the fear of God is the beginning of knowledge, and the knowledge of God is the perfection of love. Francis Quarles god moving thinking
