George Herbert Quotes

Debters are lyers.

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

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.

To a close-shorn sheep God gives wind by measure.

It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.

No sooner is a temple built to God, but the Devil builds a chapel hard by.

After death the doctor.

His bark is worse than his bite.

[ Old men go to death; death comes to young men. ]

[ Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be overturned. ]

[ Your thoughts close and your countenance loose. ]

[ Much money makes a countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on every thing. ]

[ Some had rather lose their friend then their jest. ]

[ The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet. ]