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Francis Quarles4 quotes
The way to bliss lies not on beds of down,
And he that had no cross deserves no crown. — Francis Quarles · 1621The road to resolution lies by doubt:
The next way home's the farthest way about. — Francis Quarles · 1635We spend our midday sweat, our midnight oil;
We tire the night in thought, the day in toil. — Francis Quarles · 1635Thou art my way; I wander, if thou fly;
Thou art my light; if hid, how blind am I!
Thou art my life; if thou withdraw, I die. — Francis Quarles · 1643