Herbert, George
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Herbert, George
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
Herbert, George
Compromise
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
Herbert, George
Doctors
He who has the pepper may season as he lists.
Herbert, George
Control
Spend not on hopes.
Herbert, George
Investments
He that knows nothing doubts nothing.
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Doubt
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.
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Conditioning
None knows the weight of another s burden.
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Burdens
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
Herbert, George
Fathers
Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.
Herbert, George
Difficulties
One enemy is too much.
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Enemies
The resolved mind hath no cares.
Herbert, George
Commitment
Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
Herbert, George
Failure
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
Herbert, George
Memory
Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
Herbert, George
God
There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
Herbert, George
Greatness
Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.
Herbert, George
Gifts
A garden must be looked into, and dressed as the body.
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Gardening and Gardens
He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.
Herbert, George
Forgiveness
There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
Herbert, George
Leaders and Leadership
The eyes have one language everywhere.
Herbert, George
Language
It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
Herbert, George
Inferiority
One sword keeps another in the sheath.
Herbert, George
Peace
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
Herbert, George
Prayer
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
Herbert, George
Oceans
Never was a miser a brave soul.
Herbert, George
Misers and Misery
Night is the mother of counsels.
Herbert, George
Night
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest; for Tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou findst there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, he breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.
Herbert, George
Solitude
Better never begin than never make an end.
Herbert, George
Speakers and Speaking
Time is the rider that breaks youth.
Herbert, George
Time and Time Management
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Herbert, George
Skill
A dwarf on a giant s shoulders sees the further of the two.
Herbert, George
Teams and Teamwork
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
Herbert, George
Solitude
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.
Herbert, George
Age and Aging
Be thrifty, but not covetous.
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Economy and Economics
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
Herbert, George
Conversation
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
Herbert, George
Alcohol and Alcoholism