George Herbert

living well revenge

“Living well is the best revenge.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

storm oak root

“Storms make oaks take deeper root.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

life half spent know

“Life is half spent before we know what it is.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

shortest answer doing

“The shortest answer is doing.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

path puddle

“Every path hath a puddle.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

market garden

“The market is the best garden.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

know weight another's burden burthen

“None knows the weight of another’s burthen.”

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

person unmask evil quarrel

"Persons unmask their evilest qualities when they do quarrel."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

crazy ship wind contrary

"To a crazy ship, all winds are contrary."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

love neighbor hedge

"Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

donkey brey

"If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

father schoolmaster child teacher

"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

skill confidence army

"Skill and confidence are an unconquered army."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

work manner headache

"Hee that workes after his owne manner, his head akes not at the matter."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

mother worth hundred schoolmasters teacher children

"A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

good quickly seldom meet

"Good and quickly seldom meet."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)

god loves live short

"Those that God loves, do not live long."

― George Herbert (1593-1633)