George Herbert Quotes - Page 15

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• God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.

  George Herbert

  Parent, Masters

  George Herbert, William Jerdan (1853). “The Works of the Rev. George Hebert”, p.387

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• Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.

  George Herbert

  Purses

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.342

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• Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.

  George Herbert

  Desire, Quitting, Dies

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.315

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• Hee that lives well is learned enough.

  George Herbert

  Enough, Wells

  George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

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• If great men would have care of little ones, both would last long.

  George Herbert

  Men, Long, Care

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert: With life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes”, p.313, [s.n.]

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• If you must flie, flie well.

  George Herbert

  Wells, Ifs

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• In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
  [In every country the sun rises in the morning.]

  George Herbert

  Country, Morning, Sun

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• In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
  [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]

  George Herbert

  Swim, World, Bottom

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• The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede.
  [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]

  George Herbert

  Wise, Deeds

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• The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.

  George Herbert

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.319

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• Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.

  George Herbert

  Banquets, Ill

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.348

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• There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

  George Herbert

  Sea, Three, Court

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.334

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• Though old and wise, yet still advise.

  George Herbert

  Wise, Advise, Old And Wise

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.296

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• When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, 'Let us,'said he,'pour on him all we can: Let the world's riches, which disperse' d lie, Contract into a span'.

  George Herbert

  Lying, Blessing, Men

  'The Pulley' (1633)

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• Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then by stars at their nativities.

  George Herbert

  Stars, Parent, Example

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.367

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• Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
  [Of him that speaks ill, consider the life more than the word.]

  George Herbert

  Speak, Ill

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• On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
  [On painting and fighting look aloof.]

  George Herbert

  Fighting, Looks, Painting

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• Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

  George Herbert

  Sticks, Youth

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.319

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• The Sundaies of man's life, Thredded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope; Blessings are plentiful and rife. More plentiful than hope.

  George Herbert

  Kings, Sunday, Men

  George Herbert (1835). “The Works of George Herbert: Poems”, p.73

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• Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is even in the grave, And thou must die.

  George Herbert

  Sweet, Eye, Roots

  'Outlandish Proverbs' (1640) no. 420

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• Avoid,Profaneness; come not here: Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, Or that which groaneth to be so, May at his peril further go.

  George Herbert

  May, Holy, Peril

  'Superliminare', collected in The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (published posthumously, 1633).

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• The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.

  George Herbert

  Tree

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.298

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• The wolf must die in his own skin.

  George Herbert

  Skins, Dies

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.317

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• Almes never make poore.

  George Herbert

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.324

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• He--the country parson--is not witty or learned or eloquent, but holy.

  George Herbert

  Country, Witty, Holy

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