George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
Little pitchers have wide eares.
[Little pitchers have wide ears.]
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
