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Servant Quotes by George Herbert

11 Servant quotes by George Herbert

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A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.

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The slothful is the servant of the counters.

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Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.

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A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine; Who sweeps a room as forThy laws Makes it and th'action fine.

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He that tells a secret is anothers servant. [He that tells a secret is another's servant.]

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A broken Altar, Lord, thy servant rears, Made of a heart, and cemented with tears.

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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife. [He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]

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Everyone is a master and servant.

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One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants. [One eye of the master sees more than ten of…

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Science stands, a too competant servant, behind her wrangling underbred masters, holding out resources, devices, and remedies they are too stupid to…

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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.

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Beare with evill, and expect good.

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In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. [In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.]

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By all means use some time to be alone, salute thyself, see what thy soul doth wear.

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Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping, the good in learning.

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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).

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If all fooles had babies, wee should want fuell.

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Weight justly and sell dearely.

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Could have recovered greenness?

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In every country dogges bite.

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The back-doore robs the house.

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In cloths cheap handsomeness, doth bear the bell.

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