He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
GEORGE HERBERTMan is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
More George Herbert Quotes
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God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Where there is peace, God is.
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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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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In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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The cholerick man never wants woe.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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