George Herbert Quotes

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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame,
When once it is within thee.

George Herbert
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.

George Herbert
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
Surely if each one saw another's heart, There would be no commerce, No sale or bargain pass: all would disperse And live apart.

George Herbert
He would adore my gifts instead of Me,
And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature:
So both should losers be.

George Herbert
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
[He that would be well needs not go from his own house.]

George Herbert
The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords
If when the soul unto the lines accords.

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In thy discourse, if thou desire to please;
All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie:
Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease;
Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.

George Herbert
Hee that falles into the durt, the longer he stayes there, the fowler he is.

George Herbert
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
[Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married.]

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Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the Altar.

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If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.

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Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least: For wit is news only to ignorance. Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest Thy person share, and the conceit advance.

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A broken Altar, Lord, thy servant rears, Made of a heart, and cemented with tears.

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There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can hurt.

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When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.

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He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
[He that doth what he should not shall feel what he would not.]

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Whereas my birth and spirit rather took
The way that takes the town;
Thou didst betray me to a lingering book,
And wrap me in a gown.

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To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.]

George Herbert
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
[He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]

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