Herbert Quotes

The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes. [The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes.]

The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.

The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]

The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer. [The lame goes as far as your staggerer.]

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.

The least foolish is wise.

The life of man is a winter way.

The life of spies is to know, not bee known.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many. [The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]

The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

The Mill gets by going.

The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]

The morning Sunne never lasts a day.

The Mr. absent, and the house dead.

The noise is greater then the nuts.

The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts not.

The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.

The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men, leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.

The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.

The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]

The Rich knowes not who is his friend. [The rich knows not who is his friend.]

The scalded head feares cold water.

The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.

The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.

The slothful is the servant of the counters.

The soule needs few things, the body many.

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.

The thread breakes, where it is weakest.

The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]

The tooth-ach is more ease then to deale with ill people.

The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.

The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives. [The war is not done so long as my enemy lives.]

The way is an ill neighbour.

The wife is the key of the house.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes. [The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]

The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty. [The worst of law is that one suit breeds twenty.]

The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.

There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]

There are more men threatned then stricken. [There are more men threatened than stricken.]

There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.

There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.