Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
GEORGE HERBERTBy no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
More George Herbert Quotes
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It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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It’s not good fishing before the net.
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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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 Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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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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He that burnes most shines most.
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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