Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
GEORGE HERBERTWhere there is peace, God is.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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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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A little labour, much health.
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Weening is not measure.
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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Trust not one night’s ice.
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A child correct behind and not before.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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The eye will have his part.
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