John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2285 Franis Quarles 1592-1644 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2285 |
| AUTHOR: | Francis Quarles (1592–1644) |
| QUOTATION: | The slender debt to Nature ’s quickly paid, 1 Discharged, perchance, with greater ease than made. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book ii. Emblem 13. |
| Note 1. To die is a debt we must all of us discharge.—Euripides: Alcestis, line 418. [back] |