James Howell Quotes

Feed sparingly and defy the physician.

He can hardly be a true friend to another, who is an enemy to himself.

Nature, the handmaid of God Almighty, does nothing but with good advice, if we make research into the true reason of things.

We are saved from nothing if we are not saved from sin.

Respect a man, he will do the more.

One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen.

The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.

Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon.

In time of prosperity friends will be plenty; In time of adversity not one in twenty.

Fly and you will catch the swallow.

An acre of performance is worth the whole Land of promise

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

God comes at last when we think he is farthest off.

A secret is too little for one, enough for two, and too much for three.

French wines may be said but to pickle meat in the stomach, but this is the wine that digests, and doth not only breed good blood, but it nutrifieth also, being a glutinous substantial liquor; of this wine, if of any other, may be verified that merry induction: That good wine makes good blood, good blood causeth good humors, good humors cause good thoughts, good thoughts bring forth good works, good works carry a man to heaven, ergo, good wine carrieth a man to heaven.

We learn by teaching.

After rain comes fair weather.

Goose [pen] bee [wax] and calf [parchment] govern the world.
[Lat., Anser, apie, vitellus, populus et regna gubernant.]

Appeles us'd to paint a good housewife upon a snayl; which intimated that she should be as slow from gadding abroad, and when she went she should carry her house upon her back; that is, she should make all sure at home.