I.B. George Quotes

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives. [The war is not done so long as my enemy lives.]

The way is an ill neighbour.

The wife is the key of the house.

The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes. [The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]

The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.

The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty. [The worst of law is that one suit breeds twenty.]

The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.

The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.

There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]

There are more men threatned then stricken. [There are more men threatened than stricken.]

There are more Physitians in health then drunkards.

There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.

There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.

There is no body will go to hell for company.

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.

There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]

There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can hurt.

There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.

There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.

There's no such conquering weapon as the necessity of conquering.

They favour learning whose actions are worthy of a learned pen.

They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.

They that are booted are not alwaies ready.

They that hold the greatest farmes, pay the least rent (applyed to rich men that are unthankful to God).

They that know one another salute a farre off.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.

Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome. [Though a lie be well dressed, it is ever overcome.]

Though God take the sunne out of the Heaven, yet we must have patience.

Though old and wise, yet still advise.

Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.

Though the Mastiffe be gentile, yet bite him not by the lippe.

Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not till then.

Though you see a Church-man ill, yet continue in the Church still.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe. [Three helping one another, bear the burden of six.]

Three women make a market.

Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.

Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.

To a child all weather is cold.

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.

To a great night, a great Lanthorne.