Every one fastens where there is gaine.
GEORGE HERBERTIt’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
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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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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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Prettiness dies first.
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The life of man is a winter way.
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