George Herbert Bees Quotations

He that will be served must bee patient.

He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]

A dead Bee maketh no Hony.

Harken to reason or shee will bee heard.

Good newes may bee told at any time, but ill in the morning.

Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.

Every bees hony is sweet.

Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.

Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.

Bee not a Baker, if your head be of butter.

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much. [When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot be much.]

To bee beloved is above all bargaines.

The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many. [The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]

The life of spies is to know, not bee known.

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.

In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.

If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.

Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.