George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.
The coveteous spends more then the liberall.