George Herbert Quotes

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.

Yeeres know more then bookes.

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

To a child all weather is cold.

Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.

The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

Speake not of a dead man at the table.

Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother.

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

They talke of Christmas so long, that it comes.

Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.

Folly growes without watering.

The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.

None is borne Master.

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

A good prayer is master of anothers purse.

To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).

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

Great business turns on a little pin.

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

The noise is greater then the nuts.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

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

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Withough danger you cannot go beyond danger.

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.

All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.

Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).

None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose.

Jest not with the eye or with Religion.

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

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

None saies his Garner is full.

To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).

God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.

Amongst good men two men suffice.

Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.

To a great night, a great Lanthorne.

The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.

It is better to have wings then hornes.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

Better never begin than never make an end.

If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.