The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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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 dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Prettiness dies first.
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Music helps not the toothache.
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Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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No Alchymy to saving.
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