George Herbert Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.”
-- George HerbertSource : George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.170
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“Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.”
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“Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!”
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“He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.”
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“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.”
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“The best mirror is an old friend.”
-- George HerbertSource : George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.303
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“Good words are worth much, and cost little.”
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“Life is half spent before we know what it is.”
-- George HerbertSource : George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.177
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“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.”
-- George HerbertSource : George Herbert, Ann Pasternak Slater (1995). “The complete English works”
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“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”
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“A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.”
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“A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt.”
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“Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.”
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“God sees hearts as we see faces.”
-- George HerbertSource : George Herbert (2010). “Priest to the Temple, Or, the Country Parson His Character and Rule of Holy Life, with Selected Poems from the Temple”, p.21, Lulu.com
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“One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.”
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“A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.”
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“Many things are lost for want of asking.”
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“Death used to be an executioner, but the resurrection of Christ makes him nothing but a gardener. When he tries to bury you, he's really planting you, and you're going to come up better than before.”
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“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.”
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“The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.”
-- George Herbert
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