British - Poet | April 3, 1593 - March 1, 1633
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
George Herbert
GoodHellMeaningsHell IsFull
The resolved mind hath no cares.
MindCaresHathResolved
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
WorldCreditLostDeadHeHis
Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
LieBe TrueDareTrueNothingNeed
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
GlassDrinkWithinThirdOnceThou
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
CompromiseLegalBetterFatLean
Spend not on hopes.
HopesSpend
There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
GreatGentleHiddenForceCommand
One sword keeps another in the sheath.
SwordAnotherKeeps
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
KnowledgeHumorWorthConversation
The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.
MouseHoleTakenQuicklyHath
The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
EyesNeedsSellerHundredBuyer
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