Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERTIf folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
More George Herbert Quotes
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True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Prettiness dies first.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Trust not one night’s ice.
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Better never begin than never make an end.
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The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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