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.]
GEORGE HERBERTGood and quickly seldom meet.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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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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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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