George Herbert Quotes

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• The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it. Cow
• Honor and profit lie not all in one sack. All
• By all means use sometimes to be alone. All
• Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt. All
• The wind in ones face makes one wise. Face
• Everyone thinks his sack heaviest. Everyone
• Great business turns on a little pin. Business
• Bibles laid open, millions of surprises. Bibles
• To a crazy ship, all winds are contrary. All
• Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother. Diet
• Show me a liar, and I'll show you a thief. Inspirational
• A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. Care
• To write a verse or two is all the praise That I can raise. All
• Exalted Manna, gladness of the best, Heaven in ordinary, man well drest, Best
• God's breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage, Birth
• Nothing wears clothes, but Man; nothing doth need But he to wear them. Clothes
• Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, 'T is angels' music. Angel
• Church bells beyond the stars heard, the soul's blood, The land of spices; something understood. Bells
• After so many deaths I live and write; Deaths
• Could have recovered greenness? Funny

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