[ george herbert Quotes ]
32 Quotations
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A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the further of the two.
[ Teams and Teamwork ]
George Herbert
21 votes
A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
[ Gardening and Gardens ]
George Herbert
17 votes
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
[ Compromise ]
George Herbert
22 votes
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
[ Memory ]
George Herbert
19 votes
Be thrifty, but not covetous.
[ Economy and Economics ]
George Herbert
23 votes
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
[ Doctors ]
George Herbert
24 votes
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
[ Alcohol and Alcoholism ]
George Herbert
27 votes
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
[ Oceans ]
George Herbert
24 votes
He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
[ Control ]
George Herbert
21 votes
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
[ Conversation ]
George Herbert
20 votes
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
[ Solitude ]
George Herbert
22 votes
It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
[ Inferiority ]
George Herbert
19 votes
Never was a miser a brave soul.
[ Misers and Misery ]
George Herbert
18 votes
Night is the mother of counsels.
[ Night ]
George Herbert
18 votes
One enemy is too much.
[ Enemies ]
George Herbert
24 votes
One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.
[ Uncategorised ]
George Herbert
24 votes
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
[ Fathers ]
George Herbert
20 votes
One sword keeps another in the sheath.
[ Peace ]
George Herbert
20 votes
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
[ Prayer ]
George Herbert
22 votes
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
[ Skill ]
George Herbert
24 votes
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
[ Failure ]
George Herbert
20 votes
Spend not on hopes.
[ Investments ]
George Herbert
20 votes
The eyes have one language everywhere.
[ Language ]
George Herbert
20 votes
The resolved mind hath no cares.
[ Commitment ]
George Herbert
21 votes
Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
[ God ]
George Herbert
23 votes
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