George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
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).
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
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.
