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title: "23 Bees Quotes By George Herbert"
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> [Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/bee-not-idle-and-you-shall-not-bee-longing/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [To bee beloved is above all bargaines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/to-bee-beloved-is-above-all-bargaines/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/harken-to-reason-or-shee-will-bee-heard/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Every bees hony is sweet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/every-bees-hony-is-sweet/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/good-is-to-bee-sought-out-and-evill-attended/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [A dead Bee maketh no Hony.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/a-dead-bee-maketh-no-hony/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/sinnes-are-not-knowne-till-they-bee-acted/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/the-honey-is-sweet-but-the-bee-stings/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/an-oath-that-is-not-to-bee-made-is-not-to-be-kept/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/in-a-great-river-great-fish-are-found-but-take-heede-lest-you-bee/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/hee-that-would-bee-well-old-must-bee-old-betimes/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/good-newes-may-bee-told-at-any-time-but-ill-in-the-morning/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/hee-that-knowes-what-may-bee-gained-in-a-day-never-steales/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/diseases-of-the-eye-are-to-bee-cured-with-the-elbow/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to bee buried there. \[No churchyard is so handsome that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/no-church-yard-is-so-handsom-that-a-man-would-desire-straight-to-bee/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [ The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many. \[The little cannot be great unless he devour many.\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/the-little-cannot-bee-great-unlesse-he-devoure-many-the-little-cannot/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much. \[When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/when-all-men-have-what-belongs-to-them-it-cannot-bee-much-when-all/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. \[He that hath but one eye must be afraid to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/he-that-hath-but-one-eye-must-bee-afraid-to-lose-it-he-that-hath-but/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/bees-work-for-man-and-yet-they-never-bruise-their-master-s-flower-but/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/if-you-would-bee-at-ease-all-the-world-is-not/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/bee-not-a-baker-if-your-head-be-of-butter/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [He that will be served must bee patient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/he-that-will-be-served-must-bee-patient/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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> [The life of spies is to know, not bee known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/the-life-of-spies-is-to-know-not-bee-known/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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## More by George Herbert

> [Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/sum-up-at-night-what-thou-hast-done-by-day/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [Beare with evill, and expect good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/beare-with-evill-and-expect-good/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [ In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. \[In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/in-the-house-of-a-fidler-all-fiddle-in-the-house-of-the-fiddler-all/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [By all means use some time to be alone, salute thyself, see what thy soul doth wear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/by-all-means-use-some-time-to-be-alone-salute-thyself-see-what-thy/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping, the good in learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/every-one-is-weary-the-poore-in-seeking-the-rich-in-keeping-the-good/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/he-is-a-great-necromancer-for-he-asks-counsel-counsell-of-the-dead-i/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/if-all-fooles-had-babies-wee-should-want-fuell/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [Weight justly and sell dearely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/weight-justly-and-sell-dearely/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [Could have recovered greenness?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/could-have-recovered-greenness/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [In every country dogges bite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/in-every-country-dogges-bite/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [The back-doore robs the house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/the-back-doore-robs-the-house/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [In cloths cheap handsomeness, doth bear the bell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/in-cloths-cheap-handsomeness-doth-bear-the-bell/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/foolish-tongues-talke-by-the-dozen/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [ Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze. \[Spectacles are death's arquebuse.\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/spectacles-are-deaths-harquebuze-spectacles-are-death-s-arquebuse/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

> [None saies his Garner is full.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/none-saies-his-garner-is-full/)

[George Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-herbert/)

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