92 George Herbert Quotes

A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

God sees hearts as we see faces.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Praise the sea, but keep on the land.

Show me a liar, and I will show thee a thief.

Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.

God's mill grinds slow, but sure.

Punishment is lame, but it comes.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes.

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

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

Little pitchers have wide ears.

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.

No sooner is a temple built to God, but the devil builds a chapel hard by.

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.

Steal the hog, and give the feet for alms.

The best mirror is an old friend.