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
way
Hee goes not out of his way, that goes to a good Inne.
wise men enough
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
desire quitting dies
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
country done beast
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
men enemy sickness
Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies. [Health and sickness surely are men's double enemies.]
Health and mony goe farre. [Health and money go far.]
He warmes too neere that burnes.
wells
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
house needs would-be
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house. [He that would be well needs not go from his own house.]
bird
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
grind mills
God's mill grinds slow, but sure.
cows tails lost
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
helping thee gods-will
Help thyself, and God will help thee.
medical
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.