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Aggression1 quote
His bark is worse than his bite. — George Herbert · 1633Drinking alcohol1 quote
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame,
When once it is within thee. — George Herbert · 1633Fathers1 quote
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. — George Herbert · 1633Friends1 quote
The best mirror is an old friend. — George Herbert · 1633Grief1 quote
Grief melts away
Like snow in May,
As if there were no such cold thing. — George Herbert · 1633Healing1 quote
Who would have thought my shrivel'd heart
Could have recover'd greennesse? — George Herbert · 1633Living well1 quote
Living well is the best revenge. — George Herbert · 1633Love1 quote
Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning,
If I lacked any thing. — George Herbert · 1633Moving forward1 quote
Grief melts away
Like snow in May,
As if there were no such cold thing. — George Herbert · 1633Power of love1 quote
Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin.
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack
From my first entrance in,
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning,
If I lacked any thing. — George Herbert · 1633Prudence1 quote
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge. — George Herbert · 1633Revenge1 quote
Living well is the best revenge. — George Herbert · 1633Sleep1 quote
One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after. — George Herbert · 1633Stages of life1 quote
He that is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor rich at forty, nor wise at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich, or wise. — George Herbert · 1640The company one keeps1 quote
He that lies with the dogs, riseth with fleas. — George Herbert · 1640