George Herbert

Poet

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

Born
January 1, 1593
Died
January 1, 1633
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"An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue."

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"A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe."

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"Pardon all but thy selfe. [Pardon all but thyself.]"

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"The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both. [The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between both.]"

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"The goate must browse where she is tyed."

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"A good bargaine is a pick-purse. [A good bargain is a pick-purse.]"

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"Who hath no head, needes no heart."

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"Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich."

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"He that is not in the warres is not out of danger."

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"Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett."

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"He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle."

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