George Herbert Quotes

1593–1633, British Metaphysical Poet · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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36
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“One enemy is too much.”
Enemies
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“Night is the mother of counsels.”
Night
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“Sometimes the best gain is to lose.”
Failure
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“He that knows nothing doubts nothing.”
Doubt
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“The eyes have one language everywhere.”
Language
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“None knows the weight of another's burden.”
Burdens
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“He who has the pepper may season as he lists.”
Control
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“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”
Skill
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“He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.”
Oceans
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“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.”
Compromise
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“There would be no great men if there were no little ones.”
Greatness
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“It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.”
Inferiority
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“Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.”
Prayer
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“In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.”
Conversation
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“A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.”
Memory
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