John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Page 206
| George Herbert. (1593–1633) (continued) |
| 2309 |
| No sooner is a temple built to God, but the Devil builds a chapel hard by. 1 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2310 |
| God’s mill grinds slow, but sure. 2 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2311 |
| The offender never pardons. 3 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2312 |
| It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle. |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2313 |
| To a close-shorn sheep God gives wind by measure. 4 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2314 |
| The lion is not so fierce as they paint him. 5 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2315 |
| Help thyself, and God will help thee. 6 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2316 |
| Words are women, deeds are men. 7 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2317 |
| The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. 8 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| 2318 |
| A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees farther of the two. 9 |
| Jacula Prudentum. |
| Izaak Walton. (1593–1683) |
| 2319 |
| Of which, if thou be a severe, sour-complexioned man, then I here disallow thee to be a competent judge. |
| The Complete Angler. Author’s Preface. |
| 2320 |
| Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learnt. |
| The Complete Angler. Author’s Preface. |
| 2321 |
| As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler. |
| The Complete Angler. Author’s Preface. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 80. [back] |
| Note 2. Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small.—Friedrich Von Logau (1614–1655): Retribution (translation). [back] |
| Note 3. They ne’er pardon who have done the wrong.—John Dryden: The Conquest of Grenada. [back] |
| Note 4. God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.—Laurence Sterne: Sentimental Journey. [back] |
| Note 5. The lion is not so fierce as painted.—Thomas Fuller: Expecting Preferment. [back] |
| Note 6. God helps those who help themselves.—Sidney. Discourses on Government, sect. xxiii. Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard’s Almanac. [back] |
| Note 7. Words are men’s daughters, but God’s sons are things.—Dr. Madden: Boulter’s Monument (supposed to have been inserted by Dr. Johnson, 1745). [back] |
| Note 8. See Chaucer, Quotation 30. [back] |
| Note 9. See Burton, Quotation 5. [back] |