Maxioms by George Herbert
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
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To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
