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George Herbert Quotes - Page 34

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Parsons are soules waggoners.

Parsons are soules waggoners.

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

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

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

Prayers and provender hinder no journey. [Prayers and provender hinder no man's journey.]

Prayer, Journey, Men

Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.

Taken, Stranger, Fear Of Love

George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.331

Princes are venison in Heaven.

Heaven, Venison

George Herbert (1856). “The Works of George Herbert, in Prose and Verse: Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott, Incumbent of Bear Wood. With Illustrations”, p.339

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

February, Thirty

George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.309

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

Eye, Credit, Touched

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.317

Rivers neede a spring.

Spring, Rivers

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.345

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him. [Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.]

Wise, Men, Errands

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.298

Send not a Catt for Lard.

Lard

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee will repay thee.

Noble, Disposition, Thee

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.333

Service is no Inheritance.

Inheritance

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.316

Set good against evill. [Set good against evil.]

Evil, Good Against Evil

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Children, Wells

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.321

Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an ill, it doubles his fault.

Men, Good Man, Faults

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.348

Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]

Fire, Water, Ships

Short boughs, long vintage.

Vintage, Long

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.307

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

Fire, Quench

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.323

Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.

Fire, Chimneys, Satin

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

Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.

Bees

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

Soft and faire goes farre.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.353

Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.

Jest, Loses

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

Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the Altar.

Church, Altars, Conscience

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.347

Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.

Silent

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

Speake not of a dead man at the table.

Men, Tables, Dead Man

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.348

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