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Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have patience.
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One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.
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Nothing wears clothes, but Man; nothing doth need But he to wear them.
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Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is even in the grave, And thou must die.
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Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
[Better spare to have of thine own than ask of other men.]
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When God at first made man,
Having a glass of blessings standing by;
Let us (said he) pour on him all we can:
Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie,
Contract into a span.
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Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
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If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
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The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence.
[The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Give not S. Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing.
[Give not Saint Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing.]
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There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
[It costs more to do ill than to do well.]
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Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts.
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I had rather ride on an ass that carries me than a horse that throws me.
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He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
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A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
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Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.
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For us the winds do blow,
The earth doth rest, heaven move, and fountains flow.
Nothing we see, but means our good,
As our delight or as our treasure:
The whole is either our cupboard of food,
Or cabinet of pleasure.
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The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
[The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]
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Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son makes him a foole.
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By all means use sometimes to be alone.
Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear.
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When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
[He that is fallen cannot help him that is down.]
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It is better to be the head of the lizard than the tail of the lion.
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He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
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Born:
April 3, 1593
Died:
March 1, 1633
(aged 39)
Bio:
George Herbert was a Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.
Known for:
The Temple (1633)
Poems of George Herbert
The country parson
The complete English poems
The English poems of George Herbert
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