Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it: He that fears…

Quote byFrancis Quarles · 1592–1644

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Enchiridion (1640).

English (original)

Let the fear of a danger be a spur to prevent it: He that fears otherwise, gives advantage to the danger.

— Francis Quarles

Even such is man, whose glory lends His life a blaze or two, and ends.

Reason can discover Things only near; sees nothing that's above her.

Shine Son of glory, and my sinnes are gone Like twinkling Starres before the rising Sunne.

The way to bliss lies not on beds of down, And he that has no cross deserves no crown.

No man is born unto himself alone; Who lives unto himself, he lives to none.

He that loves thee, He that keeps And guards thee, never slumbers, never sleeps.