George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
The body is sooner drest then the soule.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
