George Herbert Quotes

#1. Citties are taken by the eares.

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#2. The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

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#3. When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
[When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot be much.]

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#4. He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.

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#5. I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

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#6. Everyone is a master and servant.

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#7. Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.

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#8. The life of spies is to know, not bee known.

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#9. Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.

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#10. The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
[The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]

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#11. Almes never make poore.

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#12. He that sends a foole expects one.

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#13. The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

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#14. Faire language grates not the tongue.

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#15. The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.

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#16. The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

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#17. The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.

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#18. Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.

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#19. The worst speak something good; if all want sense,
God takes a text, and preacheth patience.

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#20. Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]

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#21. To a good spender God is the Treasurer.

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#22. The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

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#23. When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
[When a friend asks, there is no to-morrow.]

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#24. Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.

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#25. Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?

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#26. Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

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#27. The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
[The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.]

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#28. He that steals an egg will steal an ox.

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#29. The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.

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#30. Time is the rider that breaks youth.

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#31. Still fisheth he that catcheth one.

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#32. Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

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#33. He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is courteous.

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#34. He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

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#35. None knows the weight of another's burden.

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#36. The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.

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#37. The reasons of the poore weigh not.
[The reasons of the poor weigh not.]

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#38. There would be no great men if there were no little ones.

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#39. A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.

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#40. Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.

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#41. Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.

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#42. Vertue never growes old.

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#43. Lend only what you can afford to lose.

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#44. In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

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#45. A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
[A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]

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#46. That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.

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#47. Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

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#48. A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.

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#49. A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.

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#50. He hath no leisure who useth it not.

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#51. Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.

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#52. Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.
[Health and sickness surely are men's double enemies.]

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#53. For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.

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#54. Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.

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#55. It is good to have friends both in Heaven and Hell.

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#56. Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
[Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

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#57. Critics are like brushers of noblemen's clothes.

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#58. The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
[The rich knows not who is his friend.]

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#59. Never had ill workeman good tooles.

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#60. The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.

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#61. To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

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#62. Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.

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#63. Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.

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#64. A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.

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#65. Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
[Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.]

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#66. States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall bodies.

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#67. When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.

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#68. Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

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#69. He that is once borne, once must dy.

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#70. Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

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#71. He that respects not is not respected.

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#72. If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.

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#73. To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.

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#74. A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]

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#75. He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
[He carries well, to whomit weighs not.]

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#76. Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.

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#77. Old Camels carry young Camels skins to the Market.

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#78. Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.

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#79. The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.

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#80. Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
[Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]

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#81. Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

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#82. A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
[A horse stumbles that has four legs.]

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#83. In cloths cheap handsomeness, doth bear the bell.

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#84. A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.

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#85. None is offended but by himselfe.

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#86. Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.

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#87. The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
[The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between both.]

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#88. Ah my deare God! though I am clean forgot, Let me not love thee, if I love thee not.

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#89. Where the drink goes in, there the wit goes out.

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#90. A little labour, much health.

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#91. Mend your clothes and you may hold out this year.

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#92. He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.

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#93. There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

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#94. To buy deare is not bounty.

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#95. Poverty is no sinne.
[Poverty is no sin.]

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#96. I envy no man's nightingale or spring;
Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme,
Who plainly say, My God, My King.

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#97. Evils have their comfort, good none can support.

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#98. A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

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#99. The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.

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#100. It is very hard to shave an egge.
[It is very hard to shave an egg.]

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