Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.
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Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.
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Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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London :: printed for W. Chandeler, in the Pourcy; and Tho. Scott, in Cranbone-Street, Leicester-Fields,
1698.
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"Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56847.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 11, 2024.
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As thou desirest the Love of God and Man, beware of Pride; it is a Tumour in thy mind, that breaks, and poisons all thy Actions; it is a Worm in thy Treasure, that eats andruines thy Estate; it loves no man, is be∣loved of no man; it dispara∣geth Virtue in another by De∣traction; it disrewards Good∣ness in it self by Vain Glory; the Friend of the Flatterer, the Mother of Envy, the Nurse of Fury, the Band of Luxury, the Sin of Devils, and the Devil in mankind: It hates Superiours, it scorns Inferiours, it owns no
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Equals; in short, till thou hate it, God hates thee.
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