George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot.
[To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.]
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
All things in their beeing are good for something.
All things in their beeing are good for something.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
