The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that has … - Francis Quarles

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The way to bliss lies not on beds of down,
And he that has no cross deserves no crown.

Francis Quarles

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Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.

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Reason can discover
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Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it: He that fears otherwise, gives advantage to the danger.

The next way home's the farthest way about.

The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that has no cross deserves no crown. - Francis Quarles

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