I.B. George Quotes

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

Hast comes not alone.

He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife. [He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]

He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.

He carries well, to whom it waighes not. [He carries well, to whomit weighs not.]

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.

He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.

He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.

He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.

He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]

He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians in sutes.

Least at thine own things laugh.

Poverty is no sinne. [Poverty is no sin.]

The fish adores the bait.

Beauty drawes more then oxen.

Ill ware is never cheape. [Ill ware is never cheap.]

In cloths cheap handsomeness, doth bear the bell.

Give not S. Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing. [Give not Saint Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing.]

Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on every thing.

The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.

Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?

The longest Day hath an Eueninge.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

A blustering night, a faire day. [A blustering night, a fair day.]

A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

A child correct behind and not before.

A curst Cow hath short hornes. [A curst cow has short horns.]

A dead Bee maketh no Hony.

A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid. [A diligent scholar, and the master's paid.]

A disarmed peace is weake.

A drunkards purse is a bottle.

A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.

A faire death honours the whole life.

A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

A good pay-master starts not at assurances.

A good prayer is master of anothers purse.

A hatt is not made for one shower.

A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.

A horse stumbles that hath foure legges. [A horse stumbles that has four legs.]

A house and a woman sute excellently.

A jade eates as much as a good horse.

A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.

A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you, if you will be served neately.

A little and good fills the trencher.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

A little labour, much health.

A long tongue is a signe of a short hand. [A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]