George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
