Top 1268 Quotes & Sayings by George Herbert - Page 7
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The reasons of the poore weigh not.
[The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes.
[The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes.]
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts not.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
[The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men, leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
The House shewes the owner.
The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
[The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The life of man is a winter way.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede.
[The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
There are many waies to fame.
{There are many ways to fame.]
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether escaped.
The hole calls the thiefe.
[The hole calls the thief.]
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
The least foolish is wise.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The Mill gets by going.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence.
[The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
[The worst of law is that one suit breeds twenty.]
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
[The rich knows not who is his friend.]
The scalded head feares cold water.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
[The war is not done so long as my enemy lives.]
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
[The lame goes as far as your staggerer.]
The way is an ill neighbour.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The wife is the key of the house.
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
[The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There is no body will go to hell for company.
There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
[There are more men threatened than stricken.]
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