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
littles bees
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many. [The little cannot be great unless he devour many.]
spy bees known
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
winter men way
The life of man is a winter way.
wise foolish
The least foolish is wise.
morning night law
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
lame
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer. [The lame goes as far as your staggerer.]
wise deeds
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
mouths ill
The ill that comes out of our mouth falles into our bosome.
eye eagles wings
The ignorant hath an Eagles wings, and an Owles eyes. [The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes.]
house owners
The House shewes the owner.
house fine folks
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
horse
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether escaped.
sweet bees honey
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
thieves holes
The hole calls the thiefe. [The hole calls the thief.]