"In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to……" — Robert Herrick
"In things a moderation keep; Kings ought to shear, not skin, their sheep."
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78 Quotes by Robert Herrick
Robert Herrick has 78 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- What is a kiss? Why this, as some approve: the sure, sweet cement, glue, and lime of love.
- But ne'er the rose without the thorn.
- Here a pretty Baby lies Sung asleep with Lullabies: Pray be silent, and not stirre The easie earth that covers…
- Who with a little cannot be content, endures an everlasting punishment.
- Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand; Cold as paddocks though they be, Here I lift…
- Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.
- Some asked me where the rubies grew, And nothing I did say; But with my finger pointed to The lips…
- Against diseases here the strongest fence is the defensive vertue, Abstinence.
- I do love I know not what; Sometimes this, and sometimes that.
- My soul I'll pour into thee.
- Outdid the meat, outdid the frolic wine.
- Who covets more is evermore a slave.