Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
GEORGE HERBERTWith customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
More George Herbert Quotes
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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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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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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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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Music helps not the toothache.
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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