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George Herbert Quotes - Page 17

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One flower makes no garland.

One flower makes no garland.

Wise, Wisdom, Flower

George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.260

He that knows nothing doubts nothing.

Doubt, Knows

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.318

Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.

Church Bells, Church, Bells

George Herbert (1862). “The Works of George Herbert: In Prose and Verse”

If we can possibly avoid wrecking this little planet of ours, we will, But-there must be risks! There must be. In experimental work there always are!

Science, Risk, Littles

By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest; for 'Tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou findst there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, he breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.

Mean, Doors, House

George Herbert (1861). “The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel”, p.7

Lie not, neither to thyself, nor man, nor God. Let mouth and heart be one; beat and speak together, and make both felt in action. It is for cowards to lie.

Lying, Heart, Men

There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it.

Men, Literature, Might

George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.327

One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.

Sleep, Midnight, Three

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.318

Love makes all hard hearts gentle.

Love, Heart, Gentle

George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.308

The chicken is the country's, but the city eats it.

Country, Cities, Chickens

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.295

The wind in ones face makes one wise.

Wise, Wind, Faces

George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.314

God's breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage.

Heart, Men, Soul

Marianne Dorman, George Herbert (2009). “Seven Whole Days to Praise Our God: An Arrangement of George Herbert's Poems for Christian Meditation”, p.48, AuthorHouse

A drunkards purse is a bottle.

Purses, Bottles, Drunkards

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.296

Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.

Ought

George Herbert (1941). “The works of George Herbert”, Oxford University Press

Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.

Garden, Vines

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.364

Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.

Tree, Branches

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.357

Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.

Sheep

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.369

Heresie is the school of pride.

School, Pride

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.324

Honour and profit lie not in one sacke. [Honour and profit lie not in one sack.]

Lying, Profit, Honour

Honour without profit is a ring on the finger.

Profit, Fingers, Rings

George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.251

I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.

Lightning, Thunder

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.325

I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire. [I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heir.]

Heirs, Holes, Mice

If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.

White, Should, Flocks

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.341

If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]

Grief, House, Folly

If the old dog barke he gives counsell. [If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.]

Dog, Giving, Bark

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