Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
GEORGE HERBERTHee that comes of a hen must scrape.
More George Herbert Quotes
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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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Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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A little labour, much health.
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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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Music helps not the toothache.
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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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All our pompe the earth covers.
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The offender never pardons.
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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