"For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost."

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Source: George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.340

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George Herbert

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George Herbert was a 17th-century poet and priest known for his profound religious poetry, particularly in his collection 'The Temple'.

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