Maxioms by George Herbert
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
He that feares death lives not.
He that feares death lives not.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 The shepherds sing; and shall I silent be? My God, no hymn read more
Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 The shepherds sing; and shall I silent be? My God, no hymn for Thee? My soul's a shepherd too: a flock it feeds Of thoughts, and words, and deeds. The pasture is Thy Word, the streams, Thy Grace Enriching all the place. Shepherd and flock shall sing, and all my powers Out-sing the daylight hours.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
