An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERTHe that staies does the businesse.
More George Herbert Quotes
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Prettiness dies first.
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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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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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Better never begin than never make an end.
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The eye will have his part.
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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Weening is not measure.
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