Book II, no. 2.
“
We spend our midday sweat, our midnight oil;
We tire the night in thought, the day in toil.
— Francis Quarles
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We spend our midday sweat, our midnight oil;
We tire the night in thought, the day in toil." in the context of "Book II, no. 2." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Francis Quarles" (Quotes, Emblems (1635))
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About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
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