Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh till your hearts ake.
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
Hearts
Laugh
Married
Laughing
Heart
Men
Shew
Till
Teeth
More quotes by George Herbert
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
George Herbert
Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.
George Herbert
Teach me, my God and king In all things thee to see And what I do in anything To do it as for thee
George Herbert
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
George Herbert
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
George Herbert
He that serves, must serve.
George Herbert
Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights. [Sweet discourse makes short days and nights.]
George Herbert
He that will be served must bee patient.
George Herbert
For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
George Herbert
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled. [Wood half-burnt is easily kindled.]
George Herbert
Litle stickes kindle the fire great ones put it out.
George Herbert
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
George Herbert
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze. [Spectacles are death's arquebuse.]
George Herbert
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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
He--the country parson--is not witty or learned or eloquent, but holy.
George Herbert
Heresie is the school of pride.
George Herbert
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne. [He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun.]
George Herbert
Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
George Herbert
The Fox knowes much, but more he that catcheth him.
George Herbert
