Author: George Herbert

Quotes

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

- George Herbert

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

- George Herbert

There would be no great men if there were no little ones.

There would be no great men if there were no little ones.

- George Herbert

None knows the weight of another's burden.

None knows the weight of another's burden.

- George Herbert

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

- George Herbert

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.

- George Herbert

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

- George Herbert

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

- George Herbert

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

- George Herbert

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