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• Everyone thinks his sack heaviest.

  George Herbert

  Thinking, Perspective

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• An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.

  George Herbert

  Taken, Men, Tongue

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.362

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• Life is half spent before we know what it is.

  George Herbert

  Life, Bad Ass, Reality

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.177

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• If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought her daughter there.

  George Herbert

  Daughter, Mother, Ovens

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.350

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• Little wealth, little care.

  George Herbert

  Care, Littles, Wealth

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

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• Good workmen are seldom rich.

  George Herbert

  Work, Rich, Good Work

  George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.326

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• In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

  George Herbert

  Humor, Talking, Easiness

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• He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.

  George Herbert

  Book, Needs, Gains

  George Herbert, Ann Pasternak Slater (1995). “The complete English works”

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• Living well is the best revenge.

  George Herbert

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  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.308

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• A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.

  George Herbert

  Dishes, Cheerfulness

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

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• He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.

  George Herbert

  Beauty, Wise, Wisdom

  George Herbert, Ann Pasternak Slater (1995). “The complete English works”

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• Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother.

  George Herbert

  Inspirational, Mother, Father

  George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.275

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• The eyes have one language everywhere.

  George Herbert

  Eye, Vision, Language

  George Herbert (1861). “The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel”, p.272

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• A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

  George Herbert

  Compromise, Fats, Lawsuit

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• A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

  George Herbert

  Wise, Men, Care

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.312

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• His bark is worse than his bite.

  George Herbert

  Wise, Wisdom, Bark

  "Jacula Prudentum; or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. Selected by Mr. George Herbert". Book compiled by George Herbert et al., 1651.

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• In solitude, be a multitude to thyself.

  George Herbert

  Solitude, Multitudes, Thyself

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• He that steals an egg will steal an ox.

  George Herbert

  Honesty, Eggs, Stealing

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.325

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• Where your will is ready, your feet are light.

  George Herbert

  Light, Feet, Ready

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.306

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• It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.

  George Herbert

  Funny Friend, Heaven, Hell

  "The poetical works of George Herbert: With life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes".

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• Who hath no head, needes no heart.

  George Herbert

  Heart

  George Herbert (1861). “The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel”, p.273

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• Pardon all but thy selfe.
  [Pardon all but thyself.]

  George Herbert

  Pardon, Thyself

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• One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
  [One eye of the master sees more than ten of the servants']

  George Herbert

  Eye, Masters, Servant

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• A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

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  Love, Heart, Be Kind

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.170

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• When a dog is drowning, everyone offers him a drink.

  George Herbert

  Dog, Drink, Drowning

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