Zitat des Tages von Francis Quarles:
Heaven finds an ear when sinners find a tongue.
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.
The road to perseverance lies by doubt.
And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.
The average person's ear weighs what you are, not what you were.
He that hath no cross deserves no crown.
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.
My mind's my kingdom.
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.
The sufficiency of merit is to know that my merit is not sufficient.
Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
I wish thee as much pleasure in the reading, as I had in the writing.
No cross no crown.
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'
It is the lot of man but once to die.
Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.
That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end.
Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Wisdom not only gets, but once got, retains.