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
tongue strikes
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
should-have doe should
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
liberty wealth sells
Hee that marries for wealth sells his liberty.
sheep
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
fine
Hee that makes a thing too fine, breakes it.
tree branches
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
dues
Hee that looseth his due, gets not thankes.
enough wells
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
ill
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
lying long bed
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
gold thrive labour
Hee that labours and thrives spins gold.
may bees
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.