1,357 Quotes by George Herbert

The Royal Crown cures not the headache.

When God at first made man, / Having a glass of blessings standing by; / Let us (said he) pour on him all we can: / Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie, / Contract into a span.

Gluttony kills more than the sword.

One good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

If you walk on snow you cannot hide the footprints.

A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees farther of the two.

Sweet spring, full of sweet dayes and roses, / A box where sweets compacted lie; / My musick shows ye have your closes, / And all must die.

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.

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, / A box where sweets compacted lie.