He that will be surety, shall pay.
GEORGE HERBERTSumme up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
More George Herbert Quotes
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I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Weening is not measure.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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When war begins, then hell openeth.
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