Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERTA married man turns his staffe into a stake.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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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 is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
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A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Music helps not the toothache.
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