Henry George Bohn Quotes - Page 2

• On paper curiously shaped
  Scribblers to-day of every sort,
  In verses Valentines ycled'd
  To Venus chime their annual court.
  I too will swell the motley throng,
  And greet the all auspicious day,
  Whose privilege permits my song
  My love this secret to convey.

  Henry George Bohn

  Song, Valentine, Secret

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• Friends are like fiddle strings; they must not be screwed too tight.

  Henry George Bohn

  Friendship, Feelings, Strings

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1899). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages, and a Complete Alphabetical Index”

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• Business and action strengthen the brain, but too much study weakens it.

  Henry George Bohn

  Brain, Intelligence, Too Much

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1855). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index”, p.334

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• Good is good, but better carrieth it.

  Henry George Bohn

  Goodness

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1855). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index”, p.364

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• If you would wish the dog to follow you, feed him

  Henry George Bohn

  Dog, Fun, Wish

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1860). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases”, p.422

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• Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.

  Henry George Bohn

  White, Black, Lawyer

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