George Herbert

“Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.”

“The resolved mind hath no cares.”

“You must lose a fly to catch a trout.”

“A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.”

“Love and a cough cannot be hid.”

“Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.”

“Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.”

“Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.”

“If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.”

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.”

“Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.”

“Read as you taste fruit or savor wine, or enjoy friendship, love or life.”

“A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.”

“Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.”

“There is great force hidden in a gentle command.”

“Good words are worth much, and cost little.”

“There would be no great men if there were no little ones.”

“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.”

“He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.”

“The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.”