Better never begin than never make an end.

Quote by George Herbert

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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.

Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and...

Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and...

Spend not on hopes.

Spend not on hopes.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

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...

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

Living well is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

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

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

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

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,...

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

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.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

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...

Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead

Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are...

I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are...