George Herbert

George Herbert

Poet

George Herbert was a 17th-century poet and priest known for his profound religious poetry, particularly in his collection 'The Temple'.

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Born
January 1, 1593
Died
January 1, 1633
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"He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne. [He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun.]"

Sun Walks
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"Things well fitted abide."

Wells
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"One foote is better then two crutches."

Two Crutches
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"All things in their beeing are good for something."

All Things
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"Unsound minds like unsound Bodies, if you feed, you poyson. [Unsound minds, like unsound bodies, if you feed, you poison.]"

Mind Poison Body
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"God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy."

Wrath Giving Weight
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"Everyone puts his fault on the Times."

Faults
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"Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round! Parents first season us; then schoolmasters deliver us to laws; they send us bound to rules of reason, holy messengers, pulpits and Sundays, sorrow dogging sin, afflictions sorted, anguish of all sizes, fine nets and stratagems to catch us in, bibles laid open, millions of surprises, blessings beforehand, ties of gratefulness, the sound of glory ringing in our ears: without, our shame; within, our consciences; angels and grace, eternal hopes and fears. Yet all these fences and their whole array one cunning bosom-sin blows quite away."

Angel Sunday Blessing
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"When God will, no winde but brings raine."

Gods Will
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"Man Proposeth, God disposeth."

Men
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"The blind eate many a flie. [The blind eat many a fly.]"

Blind
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"Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer."

Summer Chimneys
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"A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust."

Sleep Men Two
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"Folly growes without watering."

Folly
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"Death keepes no Calender."

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"You cannot hide an eele in a sacke."

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"He that once deceives is ever suspected."

Deceiving
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