The life of man is a winter way.
GEORGE HERBERTTo a greedy eating horse a short halter.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Never was strumpet faire.
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Where there is peace, God is.
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The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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A penny spar’d is twice got.
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The offender never pardons.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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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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