George Herbert Quotes About Literature

Quotes about: Literature

• Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

  George Herbert

  Roots, Challenges, Storm

• He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.

  George Herbert

  Forgiveness, Bridges, Heaven

• The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

  George Herbert

  Atheist, Atheism, Devil

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.186

• There is great force hidden in a sweet command.

  George Herbert

  Literature, Force, Gentle

  "Beauties of Rev. George Herbert".

• Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.

  George Herbert

  Sweet, Lying, Spring

  'Outlandish Proverbs' (1640) no. 420

• Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love, or life.

  George Herbert

  Friendship, Wine, Literature

• The offender never pardons.

  George Herbert

  Forgiveness, Literature, Pardon

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.309

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

  George Herbert

  Mistake, Literature, Digestion

• Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

  George Herbert

  God, Wrath, Literature

  'Discipline', collected in The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (published posthumously, 1633).

• Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

  George Herbert

  Cutting, Kissing, Hands

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.300

• Never was a miser a brave soul.

  George Herbert

  Bravery, Soul, Literature

• Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

  George Herbert

  Mean, Debt, Literature

  George Herbert, Robert Eldridge Aris WILLMOTT (1862). “The Works of George Herbert ... Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott, etc”, p.334

• A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.

  George Herbert

  Memories, Men, Rocks

  George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.185

• Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

  George Herbert

  Wish, Literature, Hell

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.146

• There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it.

  George Herbert

  Men, Literature, Might

  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.327

• The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

  George Herbert

  Taken, Literature, Holes

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.187

• It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

  George Herbert

  Inferiority, Literature, Spirit

  George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.298

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