George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled
Enemy.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
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.
