Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
GEORGE HERBERTTo take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
More George Herbert Quotes
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When war begins, then hell openeth.
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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The offender never pardons.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Prettiness dies first.
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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 trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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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 devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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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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The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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