Quotes by George Herbert
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.
Half the world know not how the other half lives.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
Woe be to him that reads but one book.
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest; for 'Tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou findst there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, he breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.
Sometimes Death, puffing at the doore, Blows all the dust about the floore:...
All are presumed good till they are found at fault.
Give me simplicity, that I may live, So live and like, that I may know Thy ways,...
that repose And peace, which everywhere With so much earnestness you do pursue, Is only there.
Death, thou wast once an uncouth hideous thing, Nothing but bones,...
He that knows nothing doubts nothing.
These are thy wonders, Lord of power, Killing and quickning, bringing down to hell...
At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth Of thieves and murderers: there I him espied...
He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.
Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
life is straight, Straight as a line, and ever tends to Thee,
He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
Living well is the best revenge.
One enemy is too much.
Life is a businesse, not good cheer; Ever in warres....
But since our Saviours death did put some bloud Into thy face;...
