Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
GEORGE HERBERTTrust not one night’s ice.
More George Herbert Quotes
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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