Every one fastens where there is gaine.
GEORGE HERBERTBrabling Curres never want torne eares.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Trust not one night’s ice.
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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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