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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2313 George Herbert 1593-1633 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2313
AUTHOR:George Herbert (1593–1633)
QUOTATION:To a close-shorn sheep God gives wind by measure. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Jacula Prudentum.
 
Note 1.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.—Laurence Sterne: Sentimental Journey. [back]