The best mirror is an old friend.

Quote by George Herbert

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

He hath no leisure who useth it not.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

There is great force hidden in a gentle command.

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...

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

The shortest answer is doing.

The shortest answer is doing.

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...

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

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

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.

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,...

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

War makes thieves and peace hangs them.

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.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

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...

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Spend not on hopes.

Spend not on hopes.

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...