A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Quote by George Herbert

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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...

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.

One enemy is too much.

One enemy is too much.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

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,...

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within...

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within...

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

The eyes have one language everywhere

The eyes have one language everywhere

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

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...

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one...

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one...

Calmness is always Godlike

Calmness is always Godlike

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

Why was I so blind that I couldn't see our love was changing underneath our...

Why was I so blind that I couldn't see our love was changing underneath our...

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is...

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is...

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about...

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about...