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Thou Quotes by George Herbert
- Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!
- 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…
- Grasp not at much, for fear thou losest all.
- Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
- 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…
- Good cable, to enforce and draw, And be thy law, While thou didst wink and wouldst not see.
- Learn weeping, and thou shalt gain laughing.
- When once thy foot enters the church, be bare. God is more there than thou: for thou art there Only by his permission. Then beware,…
- Envy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
- Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark…
- When thou dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
- Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, When once it is within thee; but before Mayst rule it, as thou list: and…
- Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
- Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy…
- O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more-a grateful heart.
- If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy heart. If thou art guilty, it is a just correction;…
More Thou Quotes
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. — Saint Augustine
- Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. — Saint Augustine
- Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. — Saint Augustine
- Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. — Marcus Aurelius
- Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished. — Marcus Aurelius
- And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. — Marcus Aurelius
- When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. — Marcus Aurelius