Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERTSkill and confidence are an unconquered army.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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The cholerick man never wants woe.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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The offender never pardons.
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The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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