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One father is enough to governe one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.
-George Herbert
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Age
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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
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Alcohol/Alcoholism
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Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
-George Herbert
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Bread
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Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
-George Herbert
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Commitment
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The resolved mind hath no cares.
-George Herbert
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Compromise
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
-George Herbert
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Control
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He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
-George Herbert
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Conversation
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In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
-George Herbert
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Difficulty
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Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.
-George Herbert
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Doctors
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
-George Herbert
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Doubt
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He that knows nothing doubts nothing.
-George Herbert
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Economics
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Be thrifty, but not covetous.
-George Herbert
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Enemy, Enemies
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One enemy is too much.
-George Herbert
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Father
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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
-George Herbert
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Forgiveness
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He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
-George Herbert
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Gardens
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A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
-George Herbert
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Gifts
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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
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God
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Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
-George Herbert
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Greatness & Great Things
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There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
-George Herbert
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Inferiority
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It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
-George Herbert
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Intention
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Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
-George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum (Javelins of the Wise)
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Investment
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Spend not on hopes.
-George Herbert
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Journeys
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Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round! Parents first season us; then schoolmasters deliver us to laws; they send us bound to rules of reason, holy messengers, pulpits and Sundays, sorrow dogging sin, afflictions sorted, anguish of all sizes, fine nets and stratagems to catch us in, bibles laid open, millions of surprises, blessings beforehand, ties of gratefulness, the sound of glory ringing in our ears: without, our shame; within, our consciences; angels and grace, eternal hopes and fears. Yet all these fences and their whole array one cunning bosom-sin blows quite away.
-George Herbert
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Justice
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All are presumed good till they are found at fault.
-George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum, No. 943. (1640)
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Language
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The eyes have one language everywhere.
-George Herbert
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Books by and about George Herbert