George Herbert Quotes

I know the ways of Pleasure, the sweet strains, The lullings and the relishes of it.

All truths are not to be told.

Resort to sermons, but to prayers most: Praying's the end of preaching.

Avoid,Profaneness; come not here: Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, Or that which groaneth to be so, May at his peril further go.

A piece of a Churchyard fits everybody.

The wolf must die in his own skin.

The smith and his penny both are black.

The Jews spend at Easter.

Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.

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.

In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse. [In the husband wisdom, in the wife gentleness.]

A master of straw eates a servant of steele.

A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.

A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.

A pittifull looke askes enough.

A pittifull mother makes a scald head.

A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.

A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.

A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.

A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.

A small heart hath small desires.

A snow yeare, a rich yeare.

A trade is better then service.

A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.

A well-bred youth neither speakes of himselfe, nor being spoken to is silent.

A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.

A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.

A woman conceales what shee knowes not.

After the house is finisht, leave it.

All are not merry that dance lightly.

All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.

All came from, and will goe to others.

All feete tread not in one shoe.

All flesh is not venison.

All griefes with bread are lesse.

All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.

All keyes hang not on one girdle.

All our pompe the earth covers.

All that shakes falles not.

All the Armes of England will not arme feare.

All things have their place, knew wee how to place them.

Almes never make poore.

Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.

Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.

Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.

Amongst good men two men suffice.

An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

An ill deede cannot bring honour.

An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.