Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
GEORGE HERBERTSumme 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.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Where there is peace, God is.
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While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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