George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
