Zitate von George Herbert
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Der Körper ist schneller angezogen als die Seele.
Informationen über George Herbert
Dichter, Lyriker, Geistlicher (England, 1593 - 1633).
George Herbert · Geburtsdatum · Sterbedatum
George Herbert wäre heute 431 Jahre, 0 Monate, 28 Tage oder 157.448 Tage alt.
Geboren am 03.04.1593 in Montgomery Castle
Gestorben am 03.03.1633 in Bermerton bei Salisbury
Sternzeichen: ♈ Widder
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Weitere 113 Zitate von George Herbert
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Oh that I were an orange-tree, That busy plant! Then I should ever laden be, And never want Some fruit for Him that dressed me.
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One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
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One hour's sleep before midnight is worth three after.
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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, Like seasoned timber, never gives; But though the whole world turn to coal, Then chiefly lives.
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Pleasing ware is half sold.
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Service without reward is punishment.
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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
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Speak fitly, or be silent wisely.
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Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky, The dew shall weep thy fall to-night; For thou must die. Sweet rose, whose hue angry and brave Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye: Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie; My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die.
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Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.
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Teach me, my God and King, In all things Thee to see, And what I do in any thing To do it as for Thee.
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The body is sooner dressed than the soul.
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The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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The God of love my Shepherd is, And He that doth me feed: While He is mine, and I am His, What can I want or need?
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The law is not the same at morning and at night.
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The love of learning and the love of money rarely meet.
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The resolved mind hath no cares.
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The shortest answer is doing.
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The soul needs few things, the body many.