Thomas Overbury Quotes

OVERBURY, Sir Thomas Quotes

(1581-1613), English author

Ancestry

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry, is like the potato—the best part under ground.

Oaths

Nay, but weigh well what you presume to swear.—Oaths are of dreadful weight; and if they are false, draw down damnation.

Passion

A wise man's heart is like a broad hearth that keeps the coals from burning the house. Good deeds in this life are coals raked up in embers, to make a fire next day.