Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.
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He that hath no cross deserves no crown.Francis Quarles
My soul, what's lighter than a feather Wind. Than wind The fire. And what than fire The Mind. What's lighter than the mind A thought. Than thought This bubble world. What than this bubble Naught.
Francis Quarles
Wickedness is its own punishment.
Francis Quarles
The fountain of beauty is the heart, and every generous thought illustrates the walls of your chamber.
Francis Quarles
It is the lot of man but once to die.
Francis Quarles
Even as the needle that directs the hour, (Touched with the loadstone) by the secret power Of hidden Nature, points upon the pole Even so the wavering powers of my soul,
Francis Quarles
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