Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
GEORGE HERBERTBy all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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All that shakes falles not.
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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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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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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