George Herbert ( 10 of 66 )
Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to read more
Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime,
'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.
Sundaies observe: think when the bells do chime,
'Tis angel's musick; therefore come not late.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
Bees work for man, and yet they never bruise
Their Master's flower, but leave it having done,
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Bees work for man, and yet they never bruise
Their Master's flower, but leave it having done,
As fair as ever and as fit to use;
So both the flower doth stay and honey run.
He pares his apple that will cleanly feed.
He pares his apple that will cleanly feed.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
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.
When thou dost tell another's jest, therein
Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need;
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When thou dost tell another's jest, therein
Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need;
Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered.
