Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
GEORGE HERBERTBy all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Good and quickly seldom meet.
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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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