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

Quote by George Herbert

Topics: George Herbert Quotes

The offender never pardons.

The offender never pardons.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

The best mirror is an old friend.

The best mirror is an old friend.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

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

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

The offender never pardons

The offender never pardons

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.

One enemy is too much.

One enemy is too much.

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.

Punishment is lame, but it comes

Punishment is lame, but it comes

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.

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.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings

"Heaven without love : what a hell. - [Charles de LEUSSE, French writer]"

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you...

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you...