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George Herbert Quotes about Greatness

A great ship asks deep water.

A great ship asks deep water.

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.306

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

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.317

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

"The Works of George Herbert in Prose and Verse".

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

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