Quotes from Jacula Prudentum — George Herbert
1593–1633 England
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A piece of a Churchyard fits everybody.
The wearer knows where the shoe wrings.
A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
Stay a little, and news will find you.
The eyes have one language everywhere.
You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
Better the feet slip than the tongue.
A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.
A crooked log makes a straight fire.
The wolf must die in his own skin.
The best mirror is an old friend.
That is gold which is worth gold.
Little pitchers have wide ears.
Let all live as they would die.
A great ship asks deep waters.
Prosperity lets go the bridle.
648. Show me a lyer, and I'l shew thee a theefe.
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