The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
GEORGE HERBERTAll that shakes falles not.
More George Herbert Quotes
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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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All that shakes falles not.
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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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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
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When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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A child correct behind and not before.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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