He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
GEORGE HERBERTThe Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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When war begins, then hell openeth.
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All our pompe the earth covers.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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