He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
GEORGE HERBERTGood workemen are seldome rich.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
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Never was strumpet faire.
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God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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