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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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One flower makes no garland.
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Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
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But who does hawk at eagles with a dove?
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To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
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To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.
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Love makes one fitt for any work.
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Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
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He that believes all misseth he that believes nothing, hits not.
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Honour and profit lie not in one sacke. [Honour and profit lie not in one sack.]
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Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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A morning sunne, and a wine-bred child, and a latin-bred woman, seldome end well.
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Death keepes no Calender.
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The great put the little on the hooke.
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He warmes too neere that burnes.
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Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married. [Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married.]
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Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.
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A penny spar'd is twice got.
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Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
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The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
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