There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
GEORGE HERBERTThere is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
More George Herbert Quotes
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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Good workemen are seldome rich.
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The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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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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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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A child correct behind and not before.
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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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.
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He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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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 that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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