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George Herbert Quotes - Page 25

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Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.

Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.

Doe, Cures

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.358

Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.

Bruises, Stones, Fingers

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.293

Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.

Fall, Heaven, Faces

George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.261

Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.

Cows, Sells

George Herbert (1836). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple”, p.172

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.

Woods, Weak

George Herbert (1856). “The Works of George Herbert, in Prose and Verse: Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott, Incumbent of Bear Wood. With Illustrations”, p.321

Wine ever paies for his loding.

Wine

Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy). [Wine is a turncoat, first a friend, then an enemy.]

Wine, Enemy, Firsts

Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.

Wine, Cost

George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.178

Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.

Wine

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.355

Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled. [Wood half-burnt is easily kindled.]

Half, Woods

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

Fire, Discretion

George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.148

You cannot flea a stone.

Stones, Fleas

George Herbert (1836). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of the Temple”, p.171

You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.

Wind, Mills

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.349

You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.

Fire, Lows

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.321

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

Garden, Land, May

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.321

You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drinke when and what he pleaseth.

Horse, Rivers, May

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.346

You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one Anvile.

Strikes

George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.162

Your pot broken seemes better then my whole one.

Broken, Pot, Whole

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.328

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy heart. If thou art guilty, it is a just correction; if not guilty, it is a fair instruction.

Art, Home, Speak

Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.

Success, Mean, Sky

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.14

A sad, wise valor is the brave complexion.

Wise, Brave, Valor

George Herbert (1842). “The Temple: And the Country Parson”, p.81

Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.

Distance, Greatness, Envy

Jeremy Taylor, John Wheeldon, George Herbert (1768). “Sacred Prolusions: Or, Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. Herbert. By the Rev. John Wheeldon, ... With a Preface and a Discourse on Rev.xviii. 21. By the Editor”, p.105

Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv'n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?

Pain, Wine, Body

George Herbert (1809). “Herbert's Poems: with his Country Parson. A new edition to which is prefixed, the life of the author; from I. Walton”, p.78

By suppers more have been killed than Galen ever cured

Killing, Supper, Galen

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.300

Shew me a lyer, and I'le shew thee a theefe.

Lying, Thee

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.347

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