The wife is the key of the house.
GEORGE HERBERTDally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
More George Herbert Quotes
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Never was strumpet faire.
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An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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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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I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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