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 HERBERTCall me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
More George Herbert Quotes
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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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The offender never pardons.
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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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No Alchymy to saving.
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That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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