86
Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.
- George Herbert
84
Pursue not a victory too far. He hath conquered well that hath made his enemy fly; thou mayest beat him to a desperate resistance, which may ruin thee.
- George Herbert
78
Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.
- George Herbert
73
Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
- George Herbert
70
Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
- George Herbert
69
No sooner is a temple built to God, but the devil builds a chapel hard by.
- George Herbert
68
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day, and in the morning what thou hast to do; dress and undress thy soul; mark the decay or growth of it. If with thy watch, that too be down, then wind up both. Since thou shalt be most surely judged, make thine accounts agree.
- George Herbert
65
Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
- George Herbert
64
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
- George Herbert
62
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
- George Herbert
60
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
59
Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.
- George Herbert
52
Let thy mind's sweetness have its operation upon thy body, thy clothes, and thy habitation.
- George Herbert
49
Play not for gain, but sport; who plays for more than he can lose with pleasure stakes his heart.
- George Herbert
48
If I have but enough for myself and family, I am steward only for myself and them; if I have more, I am but a steward of that abundance for others.
- George Herbert
46
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
- George Herbert
43
Be not too presumptuously sure in any business; for things of this world depend on such a train of unseen chances that if it were in man's hands to set the tables, still he would not be certain to win the game.
- George Herbert