27 George Herbert Quotes for You to Enjoy

George Herbert

British Poet

Born: Apr 3, 1593

Died: Mar 1, 1633

Good Hath He Love Never You

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Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. George Herbert

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

Day Prayer Key Lock Should Night

Living well is the best revenge. George Herbert

Best Revenge Living Well

He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven. George Herbert

Forgiveness Others Everyone Must Would He Over Reach Himself Pass Forgive Forgiven Heaven Cannot Which Breaks Bridge Ever Need

Good words are worth much, and cost little. George Herbert

Good Words Worth Cost Good Words Little Much

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. George Herbert

Confidence Army Skill

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie. George Herbert

Lie Spring Sweet Days Box Where Full Roses Sweets

Love and a cough cannot be hid. George Herbert

Love Hid Cough Cannot

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy. George Herbert

Truth Anger Fault Calm Arguing Makes Error

Life is half spent before we know what it is. George Herbert

Life Half Before Spent Know

The eyes have one language everywhere. George Herbert

Eyes Language Everywhere

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit. George Herbert

Legal Better Lawsuit Compromise Lean Than Fat

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition. George Herbert

World Devil Atheism Superstition Divides Between

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots. George Herbert

Oak Make Storms Roots Grow Deeper

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them. George Herbert

You Speak Pay Unless Debts Mean Them

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

Life Love Friendship You Fruit Wine Enjoy Savor Read Taste

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. George Herbert

Hath Taken Quickly Mouse Hole

Punishment is lame, but it comes. George Herbert

Punishment Lame

The shortest answer is doing. George Herbert

Answer Doing Shortest

Better never begin than never make an end. George Herbert

Better Never Make End Begin Than

War makes thieves and peace hangs them. George Herbert

War Peace Thieves Makes Them

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

Great Men Would Would-Be Great Men Were Little

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father. George Herbert

Father Enough Hundred Sons Govern

The offender never pardons. George Herbert

Pardon Never Offender

The resolved mind hath no cares. George Herbert

Mind Resolved Cares Hath

He hath no leisure who useth it not. George Herbert

Hath He Leisure Who

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