Enchiridion Containing institutions, divine contemplative. Practicall. Moral ethicall. Oeconomicall. Politicall. Written by Fra: Quarles.
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Enchiridion Containing institutions, divine contemplative. Practicall. Moral ethicall. Oeconomicall. Politicall. Written by Fra: Quarles.
Author
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
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London :: printed for R.F.,
1644.
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Maxims -- Early works to 1800.
Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
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"Enchiridion Containing institutions, divine contemplative. Practicall. Moral ethicall. Oeconomicall. Politicall. Written by Fra: Quarles." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56976.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2025.
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CHAP. XXIX.
BE very circumspect in the choise
of thy company. In the society
of thine equals thou shalt enjoy
more pleasure; in the society of thy
superiours thou shalt find more pro∣fit:
to be the best in the company, is
the way to grow worse: the best
meanes to grow better, is to be the
worst there.
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