A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
GEORGE HERBERTWhen 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.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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Good and quickly seldom meet.
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The eye will have his part.
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Weening is not measure.
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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 Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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When war begins, then hell openeth.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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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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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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