Herbert Quotes

The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to their house. [The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house.]

Better never begin than never make an end.

God oft hath a great share in a little house.

The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.

The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).

Every ill man hath his ill day.

A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.

Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.

Rivers neede a spring.

Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physitian, yet is dead.

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past. [Say no ill of the year till it be past.]

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him. [Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.]

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee will repay thee.

Service is no Inheritance.

Set good against evill. [Set good against evil.]

Shee spins well that breedes her children.

Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an ill, it doubles his fault.

Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]

Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.

Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.

Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.

Soft and faire goes farre.

Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.

Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the Altar.

Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.

Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.

Speake not of a dead man at the table.

Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.

States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall bodies.

Still fisheth he that catcheth one.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights. [Sweet discourse makes short days and nights.]

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married. [Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married.]

Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.

Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred woman.

Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.

Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.

Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled Enemy.

Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on all sides.

Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.

That is not good language which all understand not.

That which sufficeth is not little.

That which two will, takes effect.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.