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
wise men together
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
wise men purpose
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
wise brave valor
A sad, wise valor is the brave complexion.
wise advise old-and-wise
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
wise hands mouths
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes. [The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.]
wise foolish
The least foolish is wise.
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.]
wise men errands
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him. [Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.]
wise
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
wise fool go-hard
If the wise erred not, it would goe hard with fooles. [If the wise erred not, it would go hard with fools.]
wise men enough
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
wise punishment faults
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the punishment.
wise men care
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
beauty wise wisdom
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.