Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

Quote by George Herbert

Topics: George Herbert Quotes

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

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

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

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

There would be no great ones if there were no little ones

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

The offender never pardons.

The offender never pardons.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most,...

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most,...

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,...

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,...

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no...

A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no...

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful...

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful...

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie

Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie

When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off sounding like Sunday,...

When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts off sounding like Sunday,...

When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and...

When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and...