George Herbert Quotes

Many friends in generall, one in speciall.

Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can. [Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.]

Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.

Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.

More have repented speech then silence. [More have repented speech than silence.]

Musick helps not the tooth-ach.

Neither bribe nor loose thy right.

Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.

Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word. [Of him that speaks ill, consider the life more than the word.]

Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.

Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death. [Old men, when they scorn young, make much of death.]

Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it. [Old praise dies unless you feed it.]

On painting and fighting looke aloofe. [On painting and fighting look aloof.]

One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants. [One eye of the master sees more than ten of the servants']

One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.

One foole makes a hundred.

One graine fills not a sacke, but helpes his fellowes.

One hand washeth another, and both the face.

One mouth doth nothing without another.

One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.

One slumber finds another.

One stroke fells not an oke.

Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.

Pardon all but thy selfe. [Pardon all but thyself.]

Parsons are soules waggoners.

Pension never inriched young man. [Pension never enriched a young man.]

Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.

Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the market.

Power seldome grows old at Court.

Praise a hill, but keepe below.

Praise day at night, and life at the end.

Praise none too much, for all are fickle.

Prayers and provender hinder no journey. [Prayers and provender hinder no man's journey.]

Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.

Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.

Princes are venison in Heaven.

Promising is the eve of giving.

Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

Quick beleevers neede broad shoulders.

Ready mony is a ready Medicine.

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.

Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.

Fooles give to please all but their owne.

Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.

For a morning raine leave not your journey. [For a morning rain leave not your journey.]