I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
GEORGE HERBERTThe eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
More George Herbert Quotes
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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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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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A child correct behind and not before.
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Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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The way is an ill neighbour.
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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