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Francis Quarles on Halloween

d. 1644 England

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Death aims with fouler spite
At fairer marks.

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

Enchiridion (1640)

It is the lot of man but once to die.

Emblems (1635)

A lamb appears a lion, and we fear
Each bush we see's a bear.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Francis Quarles (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.