George Herbert Quotes About Desire

Quotes about: Desire

• Humble Hearts have humble desires.

  George Herbert

  Heart, Humble, Humble Heart

  George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.292

• No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to bee buried there.
  [No churchyard is so handsome that a man would desire straight to be buried there.]

  George Herbert

  Men, Church, Desire

• O what a sight were Man, if his attires Did alter with his minde; And like a dolphins skinne, his clothes combin'd With his desires!

  George Herbert

  Men, Sight, Clothes

  George Herbert (1856). “The Works of George Herbert, in Prose and Verse: Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott, Incumbent of Bear Wood. With Illustrations”, p.132

• In thy discourse, if thou desire to please;
  All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie:
  Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease;
  Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.

  George Herbert

  Desire, News, Courtesy

  George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.9

• A small heart hath small desires.

  George Herbert

  Heart, Desire

  George Herbert (1871). “The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum”, p.247

• Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.

  George Herbert

  Desire, Quitting, Dies

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.315

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