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George Herbert Quotes - Page 29

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Poverty is no sinne. [Poverty is no sin.]

Poverty is no sinne. [Poverty is no sin.]

Poverty, Sin

Lord! who hath praise enough?

Praise, Lord, Enough

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.87

Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge: If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speak something good. If all want sense, God takes a text, and preaches patience.

Judging, Treasure, Want

'The Church Porch' (1633) st. 72

Let thy mind's sweetness have its operation upon thy body, clothes, and habitation.

Clothes, Mind, Body

The dark grave, which knows all secrets, can alone reclaim the fatal doubt once cast on a woman's name.

Dark, Names, Doubt

The fish adores the bait.

Bait, Adore, Fishes

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.310

Beauty drawes more then oxen.

Beauty, Oxen

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

Ill ware is never cheape. [Ill ware is never cheap.]

Business, Ill

In cloths cheap handsomeness, doth bear the bell.

Bells, Bears, Handsomeness

George Herbert, Edward Clarke LOWE (1867). “The Church Porch, :... [being the Introduction to the Poem Entitled “The Temple”]; with Notes; and a Selection of Latin Hymns for Sunday Use in Upper Forms, Edited by E. C. Lowe”, p.17

February makes a bridge and March breakes it. [February makes a bridge, and March breaks it.]

Bridges, March, February

Who is the honest man? He that doth still and strongly good pursue To God, his neighbor, and himself most true: Whom neither force nor fawning can Unpin, or wrench from giving all their due.

Honesty, Men, Giving

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.69

Man is all symmetry Full of proportions, one limb to another, And all to all the world besides; Each part may call the farthest, brother; For head with foot hath private amity And both with moons and tides.

Brother, Men, Moon

George Herbert, “Man”

Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?

Cake

"Bartlett's Familiar Quotations". Book by John Bartlett, 1919.

The longest Day hath an Eueninge.

A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.

Dog

George Herbert (1846). “The Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.297, London : W. Pickering

A blustering night, a faire day. [A blustering night, a fair day.]

Night, Fairs

A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.

Broken, Ill

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.316

A child correct behind and not before.

Children, Behinds

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

A curst Cow hath short hornes. [A curst cow has short horns.]

Cows, Horns

A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid. [A diligent scholar, and the master's paid.]

Masters, Scholar, Paid

A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.

Mother, Winter, Fairs

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.371

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]

House, Fats, Keepers

A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.

Throat, Flatterer

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.344

A full belly neither fights nor flies well.

Fighting, Belly, Wells

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

A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.

Judging, Good Judges

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.310

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