The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
GEORGE HERBERTWith customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
More George Herbert Quotes
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None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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The cholerick man never wants woe.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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A child correct behind and not before.
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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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Better never begin than never make an end.
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By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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