black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).

George Herbert

A little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERT

Health Labour Littles
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Medical Physician Thank
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cow Lost Tail
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
GEORGE HERBERT

First Fool Wedge
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Dog Fire Nut
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Perish Trust
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
GEORGE HERBERT

End Lasts Particular
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Measure Run Year
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gold Hands Lost
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
GEORGE HERBERT

Honour Profit Religion
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
GEORGE HERBERT

Broken Ill Look Ustom
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bird Feather Hand
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betimes Rise Some Thing
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beauty Flame Light
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Eye Lose
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
GEORGE HERBERT

Brest Side Squrres

Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More George Herbert Quotes