Francis Quarles

Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#continuance #hatred #hour #malice #may

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#faith #flatter #god #hast #neighbor

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#cards #dealt #fortune #good #make

Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#find #finds #heaven #sinners #tongue

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. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#great #heart #kite #matters #small

And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#roses #sleeps #thorns

Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#wisely #worldly

He that hath no cross deserves no crown. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#crown #deserves #hath

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

— Francis Quarles

#i #i wish #much #pleasure #reading

Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury. ↗

— Francis Quarles

#beware #comes #coming #fury #him