George Herbert Quotes

You must lose a fly to catch a trout. - George Herbert

Words are women, deeds are men. - George Herbert

Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking/ Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer. - George Herbert

Who says that fictions only and false hair / Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty? / Is all good structure in a winding stair? - George Herbert

Where your will is ready, your feet are light. - George Herbert

When a friend asks there is no tomorrow. - George Herbert

War makes thieves and peace hangs them. - George Herbert

Virtue and a Trade are the best portion for Children. - George Herbert

Valor that parleys is near yielding. - George Herbert

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