Maxioms by George Herbert
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
