A master of straw eates a servant of steele. George Herbert More Quotes by George Herbert More Quotes From George Herbert Foolish tongues talke by the dozen. George Herbert dozen tongue foolish For a morning raine leave not your journey. George Herbert journey rain morning For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is incompossible. George Herbert subjects men For washing his hands, none sels his lands. George Herbert washing land hands Forbeare not sowing because of birds. George Herbert sowing bird Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother. George Herbert mother fortune steps France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere. George Herbert thrice france cutting Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured. George Herbert frenzy From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies nothing, for ever. George Herbert littles men Gamsters and race-horses never last long. George Herbert horse race long Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches. George Herbert gentility ancient riches Give loosers leave to talke. George Herbert giving Giving is dead, restoring very sicke. George Herbert restoring giving Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store. George Herbert poor giving men God comes to see without a bell. George Herbert bells God complaines not, but doth what is fitting. George Herbert fitting God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy. George Herbert wrath weight giving God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it. George Herbert ends God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle, and a Prison. George Herbert prison house God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords. George Herbert sea rivers hands
