An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERTWho would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
More George Herbert Quotes
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When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Trust not one night’s ice.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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