George Herbert Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old George Herbert quotes, George Herbert sayings, and George Herbert proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

No profit to honour, no honour to Religion. George Herbert
By all means use some time to be alone, salute thyself, see what thy soul doth wear. George Herbert
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear. George Herbert 
The eyes have one language everywhere. George Herbert
The best mirror is an old friend. George Herbert
He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. George Herbert
Thursday come, and the week's gone. George Herbert
Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. George Herbert
Water trotted is as good as oates. George Herbert
Rise, heart; Thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise / Without delays, / Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise / With him mayst rise; / That, as His death calcined thee to dust, / His life make thee gold, and, much more, just. George Herbert
The Fox, when he cannot reach the grapes, says they are not ripe. George Herbert
Wealth is the Conjurer's Devil, Whom, when he thinks he hath, the Devil hath him. George Herbert
Death keeps no calendar. George Herbert
He who can not forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself. George Herbert
You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows. George Herbert
When God at first made man, / Having a glass of blessings standing by; / Let us (said he) pour on him all we can: / Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie, / Contract into a span. George Herbert
The resolved mind hath no cares. George Herbert
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers. George Herbert
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. George Herbert
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise. George Herbert
If you walk on snow you cannot hide the footprints. George Herbert
Sweet spring, full of sweet dayes and roses, / A box where sweets compacted lie; / My musick shows ye have your closes, / And all must die. George Herbert
Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, / A box where sweets compacted lie. George Herbert
The death of a young wolf doth never come too soon. George Herbert
O day most calm, most bright, / The fruit of this, the next world's bud. / Th' endorsement of supreme delight, / Writ by a friend, and with his blood, / The couch of time; cares balm and bay; The week was dark, but for thy light. George Herbert
He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass. George Herbert
Trust not one night’s ice. George Herbert
A little with quiet is the only diet. George Herbert
Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater. George Herbert
Let thy mind's sweetness have its operation upon thy body, thy clothes, and thy habitation. George Herbert