He that will be surety, shall pay.
GEORGE HERBERTAn old dog barks not in vain.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The cholerick man never wants woe.
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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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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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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No Alchymy to saving.
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Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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All our pompe the earth covers.
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