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Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.'

Francis Quarles

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Francis Quarles
Age: 52 †
Born: 1592
Born: May 8
Died: 1644
Died: September 8
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Havering
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Prudence
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Satiety
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Enjoyments
Fear
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