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They who cannot be induced to fear for love will never be enforced to love for fear. Love opens the heart, fear shuts it that encourages, this compels and victory meets encouragement, but flees compulsion.

Francis Quarles

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Francis Quarles
Age: 52 †
Born: 1592
Born: May 8
Died: 1644
Died: September 8
Author
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Writer
Havering
Cannot
Enforced
Heart
Encourages
Never
Meets
Love
Compulsion
Opens
Flees
Encouragement
Shuts
Victory
Compels
Fear
Induced

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