Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death. [Old men, when they scorn young, make much of death.]
George Herbert
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
Cleric
Poet
Politician
Priest
Writer
Montgomery
Powys
Scorn
Death
Young
Much
Make
Men
More quotes by George Herbert
A dwarf on a giant's shoulder, sees further of the two.
George Herbert
The wolf must die in his own skin.
George Herbert
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
George Herbert
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
George Herbert
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
George Herbert
A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt.
George Herbert
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
George Herbert
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
George Herbert
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
George Herbert
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. [In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.]
George Herbert
The Sundaies of man's life, Thredded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope Blessings are plentiful and rife. More plentiful than hope.
George Herbert
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
George Herbert
The bird loves her nest.
George Herbert
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
George Herbert
A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine Who sweeps a room as forThy laws Makes it and th'action fine.
George Herbert
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
George Herbert
If I have enough for myself and family, I am steward only for myself if I have more, I am but a steward of that abundance for others.
George Herbert
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to their house. [The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house.]
George Herbert
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another. [Disgraces are like cherries, one draws another.]
George Herbert
Bees work for man, and yet they never bruise Their Master's flower, but leave it having done, As fair as ever and as fit to use So both the flower doth stay and honey run.
George Herbert