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

Quote by George Herbert

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There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

The eyes have one language everywhere

The eyes have one language everywhere

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

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

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

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

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

Be thrifty, but not covetous.

Be thrifty, but not covetous.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

Love and a cough cannot be hid.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

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,...

Punishment is lame, but it comes

Punishment is lame, but it comes

Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

Living well is the best revenge.

Living well is the best revenge.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

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 devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.