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Thy Quotes by George Herbert
- By all means use some time to be alone, salute thyself, see what thy soul doth wear.
- Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
- 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…
- Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.
- Good cable, to enforce and draw, And be thy law, While thou didst wink and wouldst not see.
- 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,…
- Listen, sweet Dove, unto my song, And spread thy golden wings in me; Hatching my tender heart so long, Till it get wing, and flie…
- Laugh not too much; the witty man laughs least: For wit is news only to ignorance. Lesse at thine own things laugh; lest in the…
- 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…
- Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
- 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…
- 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 Thy Quotes
- I understand thy kisses, and thou mine, And that's a feeling disputation. — William Shakespeare
- Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
- Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. — Francis of Assisi
- Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation… — Marcus Aurelius
- . . . yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the… — William Shakespeare
- And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last. — Marcus Aurelius
- And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy… — Venerable Bede
- When stars are in the quiet skies, Then most I pine for thee; Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes, As stars… — Ernst Gottlieb Baron