George Herbert ( 10 of 66 )
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
For all may have,
If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave.
For all may have,
If they dare to try, a glorious life, or grave.
Where the drink goes in, there the wit goes out.
Where the drink goes in, there the wit goes out.
Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.
Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.
Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge:
If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not.
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Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge:
If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not.
God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge
To pick out treasures from an earthen pot.
The worst speak something good. If all want sense,
God takes a text, and preaches patience.
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 If I be bound to pray for all that be in distress, read more
Feast of George Herbert, Priest, Poet, 1633 If I be bound to pray for all that be in distress, surely I am bound, so far as it is in my power, to practice what I pray for.
Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
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Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least:
For wit is news only to ignorance.
Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the jest
Thy person share, and the conceit advance.
