True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
GEORGE HERBERTA good pay-master starts not at assurances.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Prettiness dies first.
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It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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No Alchymy to saving.
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The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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