Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
GEORGE HERBERTOf a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
More George Herbert Quotes
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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Never was strumpet faire.
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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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He that burnes most shines most.
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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