No Alchymy to saving.
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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While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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He that staies does the businesse.
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Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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