Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERTWith customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
More George Herbert Quotes
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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
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No Alchymy to saving.
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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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The life of man is a winter way.
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Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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The offender never pardons.
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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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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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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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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