George Herbert Quotes - Page 31

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• The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

  George Herbert

  Morning, Lasts

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.334

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• The Mr. absent, and the house dead.

  George Herbert

  House, Absent

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.361

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• The noise is greater then the nuts.

  George Herbert

  Nuts, Noise, Greater

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• The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts not.

  George Herbert

  Lasts, Young

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.358

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• The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.

  George Herbert

  Fortunate

  George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

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• The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men, leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.

  George Herbert

  Philosophy, Men, Leaving

  George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.327

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• The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.

  George Herbert

  Littles, Patient

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.360

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• The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.

  George Herbert

  Woods, Able, Rage

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.371

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• The reasons of the poore weigh not.
  [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]

  George Herbert

  Reason, Poor

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• The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
  [The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

  George Herbert

  Crowns, Royal, Headache

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• The scalded head feares cold water.

  George Herbert

  Water, Cold, Cold Water

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• The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.

  George Herbert

  Men, Sight, Force

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.346

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• The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.

  George Herbert

  Men, Singing, Shops

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.360

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• The slothful is the servant of the counters.

  George Herbert

  Servant

  George Herbert (1862). “The Works of George Herbert: In Prose and Verse”

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• The soule needs few things, the body many.

  George Herbert

  Needs, Body

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.166

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• The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

  George Herbert

  George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.256

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• The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

  George Herbert

  Tongue, Quills

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.346

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• The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

  George Herbert

  Thread

  George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.321

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• The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
  [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]

  George Herbert

  Cutting, Steel, Tongue

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• The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.

  George Herbert

  People, Teeth, Ease

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.343

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• The vertue of a coward is suspition.

  George Herbert

  Coward

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.373

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• The way is an ill neighbour.

  George Herbert

  Way, Ill, Neighbour

  George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.283

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• The wife is the key of the house.

  George Herbert

  Keys, Wife, House

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.319

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• The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
  [The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]

  George Herbert

  Wise, Hands, Mouths

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• The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

  George Herbert

  Beast, Ill

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.139

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