The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
GEORGE HERBERTWho would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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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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In a long journey straw waighs.
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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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