George Herbert was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognized as “one of the foremost British devotional lyricists.” He was born into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. These George Herbert quotes will motivate you.
Best George Herbert Quotes
- “Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.” ~ George Herbert
- “He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.” ~ George Herbert
- “Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing… a grateful heart!” ~ George Herbert
- “Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.” ~ George Herbert
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“God sees hearts as we see faces.” ~ George Herbert
- “The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.” ~ George Herbert
- “Sometimes the best gain is to lose.” ~ George Herbert
- “Every path hath a puddle.” ~ George Herbert
- “A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.” ~ George Herbert
- “Life is half spent before we know what it is.” ~ George Herbert
- “Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.” ~ George Herbert
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“The shortest answer is doing.” ~ George Herbert
- “Good words are worth much, and cost little.” ~ George Herbert
- “Living well is the best revenge.” ~ George Herbert
- “Where there is peace, God is.” ~ George Herbert
- “Three can hold their peace, if two be away.” ~ George Herbert
- “Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge.” ~ George Herbert
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“The best mirror is an old friend.” ~ George Herbert
- “The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.” ~ George Herbert
- “Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.” ~ George Herbert
- “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” ~ George Herbert
- “It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.” ~ George Herbert quotes
- “Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother.” ~ George Herbert
- “Better the feet slip then the tongue.” ~ George Herbert
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“Good and quickly seldom meet.” ~ George Herbert
- “He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.” ~ George Herbert
- “Many things are lost for want of asking.” ~ George Herbert
- “The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.” ~ George Herbert
- “Show me a liar, and I’ll show you a thief.” ~ George Herbert
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“The offender never pardons.” ~ George Herbert
- “Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the turne.
[Neither praise nor dispraise thyself; thy actions serve the turn.]” ~ George Herbert - “Help thyself, and God will help thee.” ~ George Herbert
- “Bibles laid open, millions of surprises.” ~ George Herbert
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“If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him.” ~ George Herbert
- “Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.” ~ George Herbert
- “Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.” ~ George Herbert
- “Health without money is halfe an ague.” ~ George Herbert
- “Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.” ~ George Herbert
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“A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.” ~ George Herbert
- “A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt.” ~ George Herbert
- “An old dog barks not in vain.” ~ George Herbert
- “By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.” ~ George Herbert
- “Be thrifty, but not covetous.” ~ George Herbert
- “Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.” ~ George Herbert
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“It’s good walking with a horse in ones hand.” ~ George Herbert
- “Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the matter.” ~ George Herbert
- “Every mile is two in winter” ~ George Herbert
- “God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.” ~ George Herbert
- “When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.” ~ George Herbert
- “Hee that hath one hogge makes him fat, and hee that hath one son makes him a foole.” ~ George Herbert
- “If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.” ~ George Herbert
- “I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]” ~ George Herbert - “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
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“Storms make oaks take deeper root.” ~ George Herbert
- “That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.” ~ George Herbert
- “A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.” ~ George Herbert
- “Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love, or life.” ~ George Herbert
- “The eyes have one language everywhere.” ~ George Herbert
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“By all means use sometimes to be alone.” ~ George Herbert
- “Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?” ~ George Herbert
- “All things require skill but an appetite.” ~ George Herbert
- “Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame,
When once it is within thee; but before
Mayst rule it, as thou list: and pour the shame,
Which it would pour on thee, upon the floor.
It is most just to throw that on the ground,
Which would throw me there, if I keep the round.” ~ George Herbert -
“Corn is cleaned with wind, and the Soul with chastening” ~ George Herbert
- “None knows the weight of another’s burden.” ~ George Herbert
- “A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.” ~ George Herbert
