He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
GEORGE HERBERTSundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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A little labour, much health.
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