“A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
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Source: The Works of the Rev. George Hebert
“Gold thou mayst safely touch; but if it stick Unto thy hands, it woundeth to the quick.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel
“Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.”
Source: The Country Parson ; The Temple
“A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Better good afarre off, then evill at hand. [Better good afar than evil at hand.]”
“For washing his hands, none sels his lands.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“A long tongue is a signe of a short hand. [A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Hee that's fed at anothers hand may stay long ere he be full.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.”
Source: The works of George Herbert
“It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall
“Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“One hand washeth another, and both the face.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel
“Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be overturned.”
Source: The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].
“Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert