If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
GEORGE HERBERTThe cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The life of man is a winter way.
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Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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The offender never pardons.
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A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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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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He that staies does the businesse.
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A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Prettiness dies first.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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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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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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