1,357 Quotes by George Herbert

Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.

Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.

The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile. [The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail.]

Send not a Catt for Lard.

If that thy fame with ev'ry toy be pos'd, 'Tis a thin web, which poysonous fancies make; But the great souldier's honour was compos'd Of thicker stuf, which would endure a shake. Wisdom picks friends; civility plays the rest; A toy shunn'd cleanly passeth with the best.

Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.

Patience, time and money accommodate all things.

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, / The bridal of the earth and sky...

To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.