There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
GEORGE HERBERTThe Law is not the same at morning and at night.
More George Herbert Quotes
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All that shakes falles not.
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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No Alchymy to saving.
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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A little labour, much health.
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