George Herbert Quotes

To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fishing Jew Pot Wine
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bed Dangerous Fire
None knows the weight of another’s burden.
GEORGE HERBERT

Burden Know Understand Weight
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
GEORGE HERBERT

Call Chuse Olives
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
GEORGE HERBERT

Broken Ill Look Ustom
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear Grief Money
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
GEORGE HERBERT

Foxes Girdle Mate
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
GEORGE HERBERT

Choak Myself Upbraided
He that will be surety, shall pay.
GEORGE HERBERT

Pay People Surety
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Meditation Soul
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gate Hell Lackey
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
GEORGE HERBERT

Owner Purpose Witty
A penny spar’d is twice got.
GEORGE HERBERT

Payment Penny People Twice
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
GEORGE HERBERT

First Fool Wedge
All our pompe the earth covers.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cover Earth Pompe
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Cutt Steel Tongue
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Salt Smell Taste
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beauty Husband Lover Poor
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
GEORGE HERBERT

Body Pain Wine
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Medical Physician Thank
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Eye Lose
The wife is the key of the house.
GEORGE HERBERT

House Key Wife

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