Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

It is the lot of man but once to die.

Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

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.

Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.

Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles

I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.