If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
GEORGE HERBERTTrue beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
More George Herbert Quotes
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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All our pompe the earth covers.
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To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
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