George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every read more
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
The absent partie is still faultie.
The absent partie is still faultie.
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
