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

Quote by George Herbert

Topics: George Herbert Quotes

Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

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...

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

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...

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

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

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.

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines...

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines...

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

Love, and a cough, cannot be hid.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

The best mirror is an old friend.

The best mirror is an old friend.

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.

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

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.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

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...

Spend not on hopes.

Spend not on hopes.

Better never begin than never make an end.

Better never begin than never make an end.