George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
He that staies does the businesse.
He that staies does the businesse.
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.
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
