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
revenge art-of-living live-well
Living well is the best revenge.
debauchery
Without businesse debauchery.
hands giving clown
Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand.
wind soul affliction
Corn is cleaned with wind, and the Soul with chastening
sleepy masters servant
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
men married stakes
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
war
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
life winter two
Every mile is two in winter
house woe
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
geese
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
littles hearing ears
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
trust night ice
Trust not one night's ice.
crazy wind ships
To a crazy ship, all winds are contrary.
health feet long
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.