George Herbert Sayings

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Comparisons are odious.

Comparisons are odious.

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]

A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]

You cannot flea a stone.

You cannot flea a stone.

Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.

Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

At Court, every one for himselfe.

At Court, every one for himselfe.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.