He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
GEORGE HERBERTDrink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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Heresie is the school of pride.
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Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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It’s not good fishing before the net.
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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All that shakes falles not.
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The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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