A child correct behind and not before.
GEORGE HERBERTBy no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Where there is peace, God is.
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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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The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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