Seek. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

Seek


’Tis a truth well known to most, That whatsoever thing is lost; We seek it, ere it come to light, In every cranny but the right. Cowper.—The Retired Cat, Line 95.	1
He that diligently seeketh good, procureth favour; but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. Proverbs, Chap. xi. Ver. 27.	2
’Tis time enough to bear a misfortune when it comes, without anticipating it. Seneca.—Of a Happy Life, Ch. 13.	3
That man’s unwise will search for ill, Who may prevent it sitting still. Herrick.—Hesp. To his Muse, No. IX.	4
When workmen strive to do better than well, They do confound their skill in covetousness. Shakespeare.—King John, Act IV. Scene 2. (Pembroke to Salisbury.)	5
How far your eyes may pierce I cannot tell, Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well. Shakespeare.—King Lear, Act I. Scene 4. (Albany to Goneril.)	6