God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
GEORGE HERBERTTo a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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It’s not good fishing before the net.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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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 fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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All that shakes falles not.
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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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