Top 1268 Quotes & Sayings by George Herbert - Page 6
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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues a Deity.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on all sides.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The back-doore robs the house.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick sleepes.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled Enemy.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
The first dish pleaseth all.
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The absent partie is still faultie.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
[The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.]
The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not ripe.
That is not good language which all understand not.
The comforters head never akes.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
The command of custome is great.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That which two will, takes effect.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
[The dog that licks ashes trust not with meal.]
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The chiefe boxe of health is time.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
[The effect speaks, the tongue needs not.]
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
That which sufficeth is not little.
The faulty stands on his guard.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The body is more drest then the soule.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
The first blow is as much as two.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The eye will have his part.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The hearts letter is read in the eyes.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
[The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.]
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes it.
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