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George Herbert Quotes - Page 48

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Evils have their comfort, good none can support.

Evils have their comfort, good none can support.

Evil, Support, Comfort

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

Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.340

Faire language grates not the tongue.

Tongue, Language, Grate

George Herbert, William Jerdan (1853). “The Works of the Rev. George Hebert”, p.387

Farre shooting never kild bird.

Bird, Shooting

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.335

Favour will as surely perish as life.

Favour

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.324

Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.

Looks, Vineyards, Owners

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.324

Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.

Garden

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.328

Feare, the Bedle of the Law.

Law

Feares are divided in the midst.

Midst, Divided

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

Flies are busiest about leane horses.

Horse

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.318

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Wise, Men, Together

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.338

Fooles give to please all but their owne.

Giving, Please

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.351

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

Dozen, Tongue, Foolish

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

For a morning raine leave not your journey. [For a morning rain leave not your journey.]

Morning, Rain, Journey

For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is incompossible.

Men, Subjects

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.367

For washing his hands, none sels his lands.

Hands, Land, Washing

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.317

Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

Bird, Sowing

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

France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.

Cutting, France, Thrice

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.359

Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.

Frenzy

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.367

From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies nothing, for ever. [From a choleric man withdraw a little; from him that says nothing, for ever.]

Men, Littles

Gamsters and race-horses never last long.

Horse, Race, Long

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.352

Give loosers leave to talke.

Giving

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

Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.

Giving, Restoring

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.344

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store. [Giving much to the poor doth increase a man's store.]

Men, Giving, Poor

God comes to see without a bell.

Bells

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.304

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