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George Herbert
 
Nationality:   British
 
Date of Birth:   Apr 3, 1593
 
Date of Death:   Mar 1,  1633
 
Profession:   Poet
 
 
 
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Life is half spent before we know what it is.
 
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Living well is the best revenge.
 
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War makes thieves and peace hangs them.
 
George Herbert in War
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Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.
 
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Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
 
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You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
 
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Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
 
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He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.
 
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There is great force hidden in a gentle command.
 
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The offender never pardons.
 
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One sword keeps another in the sheath.
 
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Sometimes the best gain is to lose.
 
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The eyes have one language everywhere.
 
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Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
 
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In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.
 
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