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Man is no star, but a quick coal Of mortal fire: Who blows it not, nor doth control A faint desire,
— George Herbert The Temple: The Poetry of George Herbert
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There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it.
— George Herbert
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Be thrifty, but not covetous.
— George Herbert
War makes thieves and peace hangs them.
— George Herbert
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A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
— George Herbert
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
— George Herbert
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