To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
GEORGE HERBERTEvery one is witty for his owne purpose.
More George Herbert Quotes
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None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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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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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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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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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Better never begin than never make an end.
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In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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