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.

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Francis Quarles was a 16th-century English poet. Francis Quarles was an English poet most notable for his emblem book entitled Emblems. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation

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