To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
GEORGE HERBERTAn old dog barks not in vain.
More George Herbert Quotes
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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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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Music helps not the toothache.
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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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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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The wife is the key of the house.
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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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