George Herbert House Quotations

A house and a woman sute excellently.

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle, and a Prison.

Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.

Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner (for filth).

An old friend is a new house.

After the house is finisht, leave it.

My house, my house, though thou art small, Thou art to me the Escurial.

The house shows the owner.

When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.

When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

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

The wife is the key of the house.

The Mr. absent, and the house dead.

The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to their house. [The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house.]

The House shewes the owner.

The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

The back-doore robs the house.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.

Justice pleaseth few in their owne house. [Justice pleases few in their own house.]

In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. [In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.]

In a good house all is quickly ready.

If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]

Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house. [He that would be well needs not go from his own house.]

Woe to the house where there is no chiding.

God oft hath a great share in a little house.

Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.

By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest; for 'Tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou findst there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, he breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.