An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERTEveryone puts his fault on the Times.
More George Herbert Quotes
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A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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