A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Quote by George Herbert

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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy...

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy...

Living well is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines...

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines...

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

The shortest answer is doing.

The shortest answer is doing.

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no...

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no...

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

A tyrant is most tyrant to himself

A tyrant is most tyrant to himself

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

The eyes have one language everywhere

The eyes have one language everywhere

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most,...

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most,...

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

Nothing risque, nothing gained.

Nothing risque, nothing gained.

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions...

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions...

Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.

Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.