Maxioms by George Herbert
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
A crooked log makes a strait fire
[A crooked log makes a straight fire.]
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Less at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance,
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Less at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance,
Make not thy sport abuses: for the fly
That feeds on dung is colored thereby.
