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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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“Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.”
“Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.”
“Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.”
“Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.”
“Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.”
“Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.”
“Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.”
“Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.”
“Hee that repaires not a part, builds all.”
“Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.”
“Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.”
“Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.”
“Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.”
“Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.”
“Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.”
“Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the matter.”
“Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.”
“Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.”
“Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.”
“Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.”
“Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.”
“Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.”
“If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.”
“If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought her daughter there.”
“If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.”
“If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.”
“If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.”
“If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.”
“Ill vessels seldome miscarry.”
“In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.”
“In a long journey straw waighs.”
“In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.”
“In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.”
“In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.”
“In sports and journeys men are knowne. [In sports and journeys men are known.]”
“In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.”
“In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove.”
“Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then by stars at their nativities.”
“Into a mouth shut flies flie not.”
“It is better to have wings then hornes.”
“It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.”
“It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.”
“It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.”
“It's absurd to warme one in his armour.”
“It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.”
“It's an ill councell that hath no escape.”
“It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.”
“It's good tying the sack before it be full.”
“It's more paine to doe nothing then something.”
“It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.”