George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
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.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
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 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).
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
