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. 5 |
| • | The shortest answer is doing. 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. 1 |
| • | Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night. 1 |
| • | Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother. 1 |
| • | Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer. 1 |
| • | The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. 1 |
| • | The best mirror is an old friend. |
| • | Storms make oaks take deeper root. |
| • | Life is half spent before we know what it is. |
| • | He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. |
| • | He begins to die, that quits his desires. |
| • | A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. |
| • | Every mile is two in winter. |
| • | None knows the weight of another’s burthen. |
| • | One sword keeps another in the sheath. |
| • | A great ship asks deep water. |
| • | The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet. |
| • | Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart! |
| • | God sees hearts as we see faces. |
| • | A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters. |
| • | Living well is the best revenge. |
| • | He that gains well and spends well needs no count book. |
| • | Sometimes the best gain is to lose. |
| • | If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him. |
| • | Good workemen are seldome rich. |
| • | Patience, time and money accommodate all things. |
| • | A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. |
| • | The eyes have one language everywhere. |
| • | It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell. |
| • | To a crazy ship, all winds are contrary. |
| • | The filth under the white snow, the sun discovers. |
| • | Where your will is ready, your feet are light. |
| • | If things were to be done twice, all would be wise. |
| • | Old praise dies unless you feed it. |
| • | Saint Luke was a Saint and a Physician, yet is dead. |
| • | Pardon all but thyself. |
| • | Good words are worth much, and cost little. |
| • | There would be no great men if there were no little ones. |
| • | Better never begin than never make an end. |
| • | In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge. |
| • | It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush. |
