A Quote by George Herbert

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh. — © George Herbert
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

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Man
He knoweth nothing as he ought to know it, who thinketh he knoweth anything without seeing its place and the manner how it relateth to God, angels, and men, and to all the creatures in earth, heaven and hell, time and eternity.
He who knoweth not what he ought to know, is a brute beast among men; he that knoweth no more than he hath need of, is a man among brute beasts; and he that knoweth all that may be known, is as a God among men.
He knoweth the universe, and himself he knoweth not.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so shall he be
The Bible says, as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he
The Bible says, as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.
No man knoweth how another man maketh his love, for women tell not.
As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth, so is he.
If any man doth ascribe of salvation, even the very least, to the free will of man, he knoweth nothing of grace, and he hath not learnt Jesus Christ aright.
All the fatt's in the fire.
Flies are busiest about leane horses.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.
The one and only formative power given to man is thought. By his thinking he not only makes character, but body and affairs, for "as he thinketh within himself, so is he."
He who knoweth and understandeth Christ's life, knoweth and understandeth Christ Himself; and in like manner, he who understandeth not His life, doth not understand Christ Himself. And he who believeth on Christ, believeth that His life is the best and noblest life that can be, and if a man believe not this, neither doth he believe on Christ Himself.
Bride knoweth bride at the glance of an eye. And between them swiftly passes comfort and meaning in a language that man and widows wot not of.
My praise shall be dedicated to the mind itself. The mind is the man, and the knowledge is the mind. A man is but what he knoweth. The mind is but an accident to knowledge, for knowledge is the double of that which is.
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