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George Herbert Quotes about Bones

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne Carpenters (to make them crutches).

Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne Carpenters (to make them crutches).

George Herbert (1941). “The works of George Herbert”, Oxford University Press

Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.

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

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

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

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.369