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Quote by Francis Quarles
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud h

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. – Francis Quarles

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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

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If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying; walking exercises the body, praying exercises the soul, fasting cleanses both. – Francis Quarles

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Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor. – Francis Quarles

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Yeah, I know Im ugly… I said to a bartender, Make me a zombie. He said God beat me to it. – Rodney Dangerfield

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How idle it is to call certain things God-sends! as if there was anything else in the world. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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