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• Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

  George Herbert

  Truth, Errors, Faults

  Jeremy Taylor, John Wheeldon, George Herbert (1768). “Sacred Prolusions: Or, Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. Herbert. By the Rev. John Wheeldon, ... With a Preface and a Discourse on Rev.xviii. 21. By the Editor”, p.107

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• Fear kills more than disease.

  George Herbert

  Fear, Disease

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• The most effective mirror is definitely an previous good friend.

  George Herbert

  Good Friend, Mirrors

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• Castles are Forrests of stones.

  George Herbert

  Castles, Stones

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• Good workemen are seldome rich.

  George Herbert

  Rich, Good Work

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

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• Everyone puts his fault on the Times.

  George Herbert

  Faults

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• Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

  George Herbert

  House

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.330

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• The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

  George Herbert

  Atheist, Atheism, Devil

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.186

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• Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

  George Herbert

  Shoes, Knows

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• For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.

  George Herbert

  Horse, Shoes, Want

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

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• Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

  George Herbert

  Revenge, Pardon, Slander

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

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• An old cat sports not with her prey.

  George Herbert

  Sports, Cat, Prey

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

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• Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your enemy.

  George Herbert

  Enemy, No Friends, Needs

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.328

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• All things require skill but an appetite.

  George Herbert

  Food, Skills, Appetite

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.303

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• Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.

  George Herbert

  Judgement, Action, Security

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.297

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• To a boiling pot flies come not.

  George Herbert

  Pot, Boiling

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.296

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• Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.

  George Herbert

  Men, Young, Old Man

  George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.245

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• Show me a liar, and I'll show you a thief.

  George Herbert

  Inspirational, Liars, Thieves

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• Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

  George Herbert

  Debt, Rich

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.315

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• If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.

  George Herbert

  Men, Good Man, Thrive

  George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.315

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• Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.

  George Herbert

  Knows

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.323

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• Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.

  George Herbert

  Broads, Shoulders

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.316

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• None is offended but by himselfe.

  George Herbert

  Offended

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

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• Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.

  George Herbert

  May, Easier

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

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• The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to their house.
  [The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house.]

  George Herbert

  Glasses, House, Looks

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