In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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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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Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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It’s not good fishing before the net.
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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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