There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
GEORGE HERBERTAn old dog barks not in vain.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Better never begin than never make an end.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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