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
dog men mates
Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
giving deny
Who gives to all, denies all.
hands
Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.
fool advise discreet
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
snow water pounds
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
labour
Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
chimneys
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
honour
Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.
house
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
hammers strikes poor-richard
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.
tree hatchet fallen
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet. [When the tree is fallen, all go with their hatchet.]
prayer done ready
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.