Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
GEORGE HERBERTGod is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
More George Herbert Quotes
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God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Good workemen are seldome rich.
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He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Trust not one night’s ice.
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The life of man is a winter way.
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Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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