George Herbert Quotes

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it. [Old praise dies unless you feed it.]

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death. [Old men, when they scorn young, make much of death.]

Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.

Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word. [Of him that speaks ill, consider the life more than the word.]

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

More have repented speech then silence. [More have repented speech than silence.]

Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can. [Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.]

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.

Love makes one fitt for any work.

Love makes a good eye squint.

Love is not found in the market.

Love askes faith, and faith firmenesse.

Love and businesse teach eloquence.

Losse embraceth shame.

Long jesting was never good.

Little wealth, little care.

Little losses amaze, great tame.

Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.

It's better to be head of a Lyzard, then the tayle of a Lyon.

In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]

In time comes he whom God sends.

In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand griefes prove.

Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then by stars at their nativities.

Into a mouth shut flies flie not.

It costs more to doe ill then to doe well. [It costs more to do ill than to do well.]

It is a great victory that comes without blood.

It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.

It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]

It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.

It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.

It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's absurd to warme one in his armour.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.

Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.

Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying. [Labor as long-lived, pray as ever dying.]

Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.

Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.