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This volume includes a selection of George Herbert's prose works, showcasing his diverse range of writing styles and themes.
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“He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.”
“He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.”
“He that is surprized with the first frost feeles it all the winter after.”
“He that is warme, thinkes all so.”
“He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.”
“He that measures not himselfe, is measured.”
“He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.”
“He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is courteous.”
“He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.”
“He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.”
“He that sends a foole expects one.”
“He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.”
“He that sowes trusts in God.”
“He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.”
“He that staies does the businesse.”
“He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.”
“He that will be served must bee patient.”
“He that will take the bird, must not skare it.”
“He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the punishment.”
“He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.”
“He warmes too neere that burnes.”
“Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.”
“Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.”
“Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.”
“Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.”
“Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.”
“Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.”
“Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.”
“Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.”
“Hee stands not surely, that never slips.”
“Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.”
“Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.”
“Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.”
“Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.”
“Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.”
“Hee that demands misseth not, unlesse his demands be foolish.”
“Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.”
“Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.”
“Hee that falles into the durt, the longer he stayes there, the fowler he is.”
“Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.”
“Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.”
“Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.”
“Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.”
“Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.”
“Hee that hath charge of soules transports them not in bundles.”
“Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son makes him a foole.”
“Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.”
“Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.”
“Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.”
“Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.”