Quotes by
George Herbert |
1593-1633 , Welsh poet
British religious poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. He wrote metaphysical poetry in English, Latin and Greek.He was also a collector of proverbs. His Outlandish Proverbs was published in 1640, listing over 1000 aphorisms from many countries. These and an additional 150 proverbs were included in a later collection entitled Jacula Prudentum (1652).
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Quotations
| • | He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise. 6 |
| • | Better never begin than never make an end. 3 |
| • | The shortest answer is doing. 3 |
| • | The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. 2 |
| • | Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. 2 |
| • | Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother. 2 |
| • | Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night. 2 |
| • | Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. 2 |
| • | It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush. 1 |
| • | In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge. 1 |
| • | There would be no great men if there were no little ones. 1 |
| • | Good words are worth much, and cost little. 1 |
| • | Pardon all but thyself. 1 |
| • | Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physician, yet is dead. 1 |
| • | Old praise dies unless you feed it. 1 |
| • | If things were to be done twice, all would be wise. 1 |
| • | Where your will is ready, your feet are light. 1 |
| • | The filth under the white snow, the sun discovers. 1 |
| • | To a crazy ship, all winds are contrary. 1 |
| • | It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell. 1 |
| • | The eyes have one language everywhere. 1 |
| • | A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. 1 |
| • | Patience, time and money accommodate all things. 1 |
| • | Good workemen are seldome rich. 1 |
| • | If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him. 1 |
| • | Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 1 |
| • | He that gains well and spends well needs no count book. 1 |
| • | Living well is the best revenge. 1 |
| • | A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters. 1 |
| • | God sees hearts as we see faces. 1 |
| • | Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart! 1 |
| • | The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet. 1 |
| • | A great ship asks deep water. 1 |
| • | One sword keeps another in the sheath. 1 |
| • | None knows the weight of another’s burthen. 1 |
| • | Every mile is two in winter. 1 |
| • | A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. 1 |
| • | He begins to die, that quits his desires. 1 |
| • | He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. 1 |
| • | Life is half spent before we know what it is. 1 |
| • | Storms make oaks take deeper root. 1 |
| • | The best mirror is an old friend. 1 |
