I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
GEORGE HERBERTThe life of spies is to know, not bee known.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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The life of man is a winter way.
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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