Be thrifty, but not covetous.
—George Herbert
Topics: Thrift, Economy, Economics
He begins to die that quits his desires.
—George Herbert
Topics: Desires
Thou hast given so much to me,
Give 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
Topics: Gratitude
One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.
—George Herbert
Topics: Father
There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
—George Herbert
Topics: Leadership, Leaders
Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
—George Herbert
Topics: Religion, God
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
—George Herbert
Topics: Safety
Better never begin than never make an end.
—George Herbert
Topics: Speakers, Speaking
A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees the further of the two.
—George Herbert
Topics: Teamwork, Teams
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
—George Herbert
Topics: Winning, Talent, Ability, Assurance, Army, Confidence
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
—George Herbert
Topics: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
—George Herbert
Topics: Doctors, Medicine, Deception
Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.
—George Herbert
Topics: Love
A snow year, a rich year.
—George Herbert
Topics: Aging
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunk.
—George Herbert
Topics: Drunkenness
He that lives in hope danceth without musick.
—George Herbert
Topics: Hope
The virtue of a coward is suspicion.
—George Herbert
The eyes have one language everywhere.
—George Herbert
Topics: Eyes, Language
A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
—George Herbert
Topics: Garden, Gardening, Gardens
None knows the weight of another’s burden.
—George Herbert
Topics: Worry
The back door robs the house.
—George Herbert
Topics: Economy
You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.
—George Herbert
Topics: Life
There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
—George Herbert
Topics: Greatness, Greatness & Great Things
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
—George Herbert
Topics: Giving
Three helping one another bear the burden of six.
—George Herbert
Topics: Help, Proverbs, Helping
If I have but enough for myself and family, I am steward only for myself and them; if I have more, I am but a steward of that abundance for others.
—George Herbert
Topics: Riches
The ignorant hath an eagle’s wings and an owl’s eyes.
—George Herbert
Topics: Ignorance
When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.
—George Herbert
Topics: Gifts
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
—George Herbert
Topics: Prayer, One liners, Water
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
—George Herbert
Topics: Compromise
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