True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
GEORGE HERBERTTrue beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
GEORGE HERBERTIn a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERTThe wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
GEORGE HERBERTHee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
GEORGE HERBERTWhen it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
GEORGE HERBERTA little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERTThe dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
GEORGE HERBERTHe that will be surety, shall pay.
GEORGE HERBERTA fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
GEORGE HERBERTA child correct behind and not before.
GEORGE HERBERTIn solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
GEORGE HERBERTHee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
GEORGE HERBERTA feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
GEORGE HERBERTIf folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
GEORGE HERBERTReligion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
GEORGE HERBERTNever was strumpet faire.
GEORGE HERBERT