Quote

The goate must browse where she is tyed.

George Herbert

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
Cleric
Poet
Politician
Priest
Writer
Montgomery
Powys
Browse
Must

More quotes by George Herbert

Image
He that serves, must serve.
George Herbert
Image
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
George Herbert
Image
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
George Herbert
Image
The wind in ones face makes one wise.
George Herbert
Image
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
George Herbert
Image
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
George Herbert
Image
Living well is the best revenge.
George Herbert
Image
But, indeed, the science of logic and the whole framework of philosophical thought men have kept since the days of Plato and Aristotle, has no more essential permanence as a final expression of the human mind, than the Scottish Longer Catechism.
George Herbert
Image
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
George Herbert
Image
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house. [Justice pleases few in their own house.]
George Herbert
Image
Sundays observe think when the bells do chime, 'T is angels' music.
George Herbert
Image
The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.
George Herbert
Image
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
George Herbert
Image
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
George Herbert
Image
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe. [Three helping one another, bear the burden of six.]
George Herbert
Image
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
Image
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
George Herbert
Image
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
George Herbert
Image
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
George Herbert
Image
Hee that hath right, feares he that hath wrong, hopes.
George Herbert