George Herbert
George Herbert
George Herbertwas a Welsh poet, orator and Anglican priest. Herbert's poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognized as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular, deeply and broadly influential, and arguably the most skilful and important British devotional lyricist."...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth3 April 1593
wine knows
You cannot know wine by the barrell.
fire wind kindles
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
stealing sleeves geese
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his sleeve.
mirth needs sin
When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
water silence still-waters
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
shoes
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
morning night soul
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg'd, make thy accounts agree.
sheep safety
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
kings sunday blessing
The Sundaies of man's life, Thredded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope; Blessings are plentiful and rife. More plentiful than hope.
fire results mishaps
That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.
fathers-day son enough
One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.
weight burden knows
None knows the weight of another's burden.
punishment lame
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
life gains sometimes
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.