Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
GEORGE HERBERTEvery one is witty for his owne purpose.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Where there is peace, God is.
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They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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All that shakes falles not.
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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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