Quote

To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.

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
Crafty
Men

More quotes by George Herbert

Image
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
George Herbert
Image
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
George Herbert
Image
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding. [Valor that parleys is near yielding.]
George Herbert
Image
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
George Herbert
Image
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
George Herbert
Image
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
George Herbert
Image
Health and mony goe farre. [Health and money go far.]
George Herbert
Image
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
George Herbert
Image
Man is all symmetry, Full of proportions, one limb to another.
George Herbert
Image
He that believes all misseth he that believes nothing, hits not.
George Herbert
Image
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
George Herbert
Image
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
George Herbert
Image
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
George Herbert
Image
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
George Herbert
Image
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
George Herbert
Image
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
George Herbert
Image
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants. [One eye of the master sees more than ten of the servants']
George Herbert
Image
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
George Herbert
Image
That is not good language which all understand not.
George Herbert
Image
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
George Herbert