He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
GEORGE HERBERTI envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Wee know not who lives or dies.
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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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A penny spar’d is twice got.
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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