George Herbert citations

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“294. A man's discontent is his worst evill.”

“966. With customes wee live well, but lawes undoe us.”

“897. There are more physitians in health then drunkards.”

“557. The offender never pardons.”

“222. One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.”

“508. He that tells a secret is another's servant.”

“763. Better speake truth rudely then lye covertly.”

“376. Little pitchers have wide eares.”

“The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords
If when the soul unto the lines accords.”

“497. Little wealth, little care.”

“155. Good words are worth much, and cost little.”

“215. Into a mouth shut flies flie not.”

“200. The hole calls the thiefe.”

“138. Well may hee smell fire whose gowne burnes.”

“248. Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.”

“621. Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.”

“[ A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb. ]”

“Be useful where thou livest.”

“743. God's mill grinds slow but sure.”

“307. Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.”

“A servant with this clause
Makes drudgery divine:
Who sweeps a room, as for thy laws,
Makes that and th' action fine.”

“[ Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be overturned. ]”

“720. Be what thou wouldst seem to be.”

“339. Hee that lies with the dogs riseth with fleas.”

“676. A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.”

“719. One sword keepes another in the sheath.”

“193. If the old dog barke he gives counsell.”

“1. Man proposeth, God disposeth.”

“440. Fly the pleasure that bites to-morrow.”