Famous Quotes / George Herbert
63 Quotations by George Herbert
- 21. He that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas.
- 22. He that talks much of his happiness summons grief
- 23. He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
- 24. He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.
- 25. He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
- 26. Hope is the poor man's bread.
- 27. In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
- 28. In solitude, be a multitude to thyself.
- 29. It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
- 30. Let thy alms go before, and keep heaven's gate Open for thee, or both may come too late.
- 31. Living well is the best revenge.
- 32. Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round! Parents first season us; then schoolmasters deliver ...
- 33. Love and a cough cannot be hidden.
- 34. Never was a miser a brave soul.
- 35. Night is the mother of counsels.
- 36. None knows the weight of another's burden.
- 37. One enemy is too much.
- 38. One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
- 39. One sword keeps another in the sheath.
- 40. Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.