Herbert Quotes

It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's absurd to warme one in his armour.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

It's good tying the sack before it be full.

It's more paine to doe nothing then something.

It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.

It's not good fishing before the net.

Jest not with the eye or with Religion.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house. [Justice pleases few in their own house.]

Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.

Knowledge is no burden.

Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.

Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying. [Labor as long-lived, pray as ever dying.]

Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.

Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.

Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Let none say, I will not drinke water.

Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.

Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.

Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.

Little losses amaze, great tame.

Little wealth, little care.

Long jesting was never good.

Losse embraceth shame.

Love and businesse teach eloquence.

Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.

Love is not found in the market.

Love makes a good eye squint.

Love makes one fitt for any work.

Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can. [Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.]

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.

Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

More have repented speech then silence. [More have repented speech than silence.]

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word. [Of him that speaks ill, consider the life more than the word.]

Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death. [Old men, when they scorn young, make much of death.]