George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
More have repented speech then silence.
[More have repented speech than silence.]
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on
all sides.
