George Herbert Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

1,281 Famous Quotes by George Herbert
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”
Army Quotes
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”
Skill Quotes
“The longest Day hath an Eueninge.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: from a version of his published proverbs
“Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: from a version of his published proverbs
“His bark is worse than his bite.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Country Parson (ch. XXIX)
“A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A blustering night, a faire day.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast. [A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A child correct behind and not before.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A childs service is little, yet hee is no little foole that despiseth it.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A City that parlies is half gotten.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long. [A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A curst Cow hath short hornes. [A curst cow has short horns.]”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A dead Bee maketh no Hony.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A disarmed peace is weake.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A drunkards purse is a bottle.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A faire death honours the whole life.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A faire wife and a frontire Castle breede quarrels.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum
“A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.”
Proverbs Quotes
Source: Jacula Prudentum