George Herbert Quotes

What your glasse telles you, will not be told by Councell.

Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be overturned.

When a friend askes, there is no to morrow. [When a friend asks, there is no to-morrow.]

When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.

When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.

When age is jocond it makes sport for death. [When age is jocund, it makes sport for death.]

When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much. [When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot be much.]

When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.

When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the disorderly.

When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.

When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]

When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.

When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet. [When the tree is fallen, all go with their hatchet.]

When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.

Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.

Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.

Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.

While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]

Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.

Who hastens a glutton choakes him.

Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.

Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme valleys.

Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.

Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes. [Who hath none to still him, may weep out his eyes.]

Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.

Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.

Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.

Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.

Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.

Wine ever paies for his loding.

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

Women laugh when they can, and weepe when they will.

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled. [Wood half-burnt is easily kindled.]

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

You cannot flea a stone.

You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.

You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one Anvile.

Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.