In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
GEORGE HERBERTThe honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Trust not one night’s ice.
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
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None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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