He that is angry at a feast is rude.
GEORGE HERBERTIn a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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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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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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It’s not good fishing before the net.
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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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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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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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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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