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
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
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. – Francis Quarles
Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune. – Francis Quarles
The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it as it is now. – Anne Morrow Lindbergh