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> [Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-herbert/hee-pays-too-deare-for-honey-that-licks-it-from-thornes/)

[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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> [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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> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/george-herbert-107_bees_to-bee-beloved-is-above-all-bargaines-14_1407444.jpg)

> [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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> [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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> [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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> [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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## Other authors on Honey

## 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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