He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
GEORGE HERBERTHe plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
More George Herbert Quotes
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In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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A little labour, much health.
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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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Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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