He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

George Edward Herbert
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More Quotes By George Edward Herbert
  1. Do well and right and let the world sink.

  2. A cheerful look makes a dish a feast

  3. He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

  4. You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

  5. The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.

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