Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

Quote by George Herbert

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A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within...

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within...

The best mirror is an old friend.

The best mirror is an old friend.

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,...

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

The resolved mind hath no cares.

The resolved mind hath no cares.

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.

There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

Better never begin than never make an end.

Better never begin than never make an end.

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful...

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful...

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,...

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,...

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.