1,357 Quotes by George Herbert

Amongst good men two men suffice.

A child correct behind and not before.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait. [The escaped mouse ever feels the taste of the bait.]

Feare, the Bedle of the Law.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre. [He that will not have peace, God gives him war.]

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.

When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

One slumber finds another.