Quotes by Herbert, George

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is >>

He that knows nothing doubts nothing. >>

None knows the weight of another's burden. >>

Quotations about Conditioning

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Every time I say sure when I mean no, every time I smile brightly when >>

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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.

Herbert, George