Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
GEORGE HERBERTIt’s not good fishing before the net.
More George Herbert Quotes
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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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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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The eye will have his part.
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Never was strumpet faire.
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All our pompe the earth covers.
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