George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
Great businesses turne on a little pinne.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every read more
I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why.
[I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Children when they are little make parents fooles, when they are
great they make them mad.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the
cloak).
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
