George Herbert
32 quotations
Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
He that knows nothing doubts nothing.
Be thrifty, but not covetous.
One enemy is too much.
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
Spend not on hopes.
The eyes have one language everywhere.
There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
Never was a miser a brave soul.
Night is the mother of counsels.
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
One sword keeps another in the sheath.
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
Better never begin than never make an end.
None knows the weight of another's burden.