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"He who cannot forgive others destroys a bridge over which he himself must pass." George Herbert
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"The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it." George Herbert
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"A hundred load of worry will not pay an ounce of debt" George Herbert
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"Time is the rider that breaks youth." George Herbert
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"Great wealth always supports the party in power, no matter how corrupt it may be. It never exerts itself for reform, for it instinctively fears change." George Herbert
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"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." George Herbert
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"O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful heart." George Herbert
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"Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking/ Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer." George Herbert
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"Spend not on hopes." George Herbert
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"It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle" George Herbert
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"Drink not the third glass which thou canst not tame / When once it is within thee." George Herbert
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"Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee." George Herbert
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"Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth." George Herbert
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"Do well and right, and let the world sink" George Herbert
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"Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round! Parents first season us; then schoolmasters deliver us to laws; they send us bound to rules of reason, holy messengers, pulpits and Sundays, sorrow dogging sin, afflictions sorted, anguish of all sizes, fine nets and stratagems to catch us in, bibles laid open, millions of surprises, blessings beforehand, ties of gratefulness, the sound of glory ringing in our ears: without, our shame; within, our consciences;'' angels and grace, eternal hopes and fears. Yet all these fences and their whole array one cunning bosom-sin blows quite away." George Herbert
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"One enemy is too much." George Herbert
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"Valor that parleys is near yielding." George Herbert
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"He who has the pepper may season as he lists." George Herbert
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"One sword keeps another in the sheath." George Herbert
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"Life is half spent before we know what it is." George Herbert
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"Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life." George Herbert
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