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Wrinkle not thy face with too much laughter, lest thou become ridiculous neither wanton thy heart with too much mirth, lest thou become vain: the suburbs of folly is vain mirth, and profuseness of laughter is the city of fools.

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
Heart
Laughter
Suburbs
Much
Neither
Wrinkles
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Lest
Fool
Fools
Cities
Folly
Face
Vain
Wrinkle
Faces
Ridiculous
Wanton
Become
Thou
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