George Herbert Biography

George Herbert, Poet
Occup.Poet
FromUnited Kingdom
BornApril 3, 1593
United Kingdom
DiedMarch 1, 1633
United Kingdom
Aged39 years
George Herbert was an English poet, orator, and Anglican cleric, born in 1593 at Montgomery, in Powys, Wales. He was the fifth child of a rich family members and received a classical education at Westminster Institution, London. After completing his education as well as taking a trip throughout Europe, he was chosen public orator at Cambridge College, where he served from 1619 to 1627.

Herbert's literary job started with a series of Latin rhymes, some of which were published in 1622 under the title, "Silva". He additionally composed a treatise on the art of preaching and also converted numerous religious infiltrate English. In 1624, Herbert abandoned his nonreligious quests as well as became a clergyman, after which he was assigned to the parish of Bemerton, near Salisbury.

Throughout his time as a clergyman, Herbert generated a significant quantity of English verse, which was released posthumously in a volume called "The Holy place". Herbert's verse is identified by its deep religious devotion, metrical ingenuity and also skill, as well as its unique use language and also imagery.

Herbert was a buddy of John Donne, who famously motivated him to seek a spiritual vocation, as well as he was also related to numerous various other noticeable religious numbers of his time, including Nicholas Ferrar and also Francis Bacon. His verse located a broad and passionate target market, including John Milton, who commended him in his epic "Paradise Lost".

Herbert's belief stayed a main function of his life and also work, as well as his verse is loaded with pictures of faith, dedication, as well as love for God. Together with his verse, Herbert's public ministry as a priest drew many followers and admirers, and he was commonly considered as a prototype of Christian virtue.

Unfortunately, Herbert's occupation was cut short when he acquired consumption and passed away in 1633. Nevertheless, his poetry and legacy continue to be celebrated and admired by viewers and scholars worldwide. Herbert's jobs have actually been extensively translated as well as reprinted, as well as his impact on English verse as well as literary works continues to be an enduring testament to his life and also job.

Our collection contains 45 quotes who is written / told by George, under the main topics: Humor - Legal - Men.

Related authors: John Donne (Poet), Francis Bacon (Philosopher), John Milton (Poet), Anne McCaffrey (Author)

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45 Famous quotes by George Herbert

Small: Skill and confidence are an unconquered army - George Herbert
"Skill and confidence are an unconquered army"
Small: The eyes have one language everywhere - George Herbert
"The eyes have one language everywhere"
Small: The shortest answer is doing - George Herbert
"The shortest answer is doing"
Small: The resolved mind hath no cares - George Herbert
"The resolved mind hath no cares"
Small: The offender never pardons - George Herbert
"The offender never pardons"
Small: The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken - George Herbert
"The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken"
Small: There would be no great men if there were no little ones - George Herbert
"There would be no great men if there were no little ones"
Small: There is great force hidden in a gentle command - George Herbert
"There is great force hidden in a gentle command"
Small: There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it - George Herbert
"There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it"
Small: Sometimes the best gain is to lose - George Herbert
"Sometimes the best gain is to lose"
Small: Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath O my God, take the gentle path - George Herbert
"Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path"
Small: Spend not on hopes - George Herbert
"Spend not on hopes"
Small: Storms make the oak grow deeper roots - George Herbert
"Storms make the oak grow deeper roots"
Small: The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition - George Herbert
"The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition"
Small: The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one - George Herbert
"The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one"
Small: One sword keeps another in the sheath - George Herbert
"One sword keeps another in the sheath"
Small: One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters - George Herbert
"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters"
Small: One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father - George Herbert
"One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father"
Small: None knows the weight of anothers burden - George Herbert
"None knows the weight of another's burden"
Small: Night is the mother of counsels - George Herbert
"Night is the mother of counsels"
Small: Never was a miser a brave soul - George Herbert
"Never was a miser a brave soul"
Small: Many kiss the hand they wish cut off - George Herbert
"Many kiss the hand they wish cut off"
Small: Love and a cough cannot be hid - George Herbert
"Love and a cough cannot be hid"
Small: Living well is the best revenge - George Herbert
"Living well is the best revenge"
Small: Life is half spent before we know what it is - George Herbert
"Life is half spent before we know what it is"
Small: It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush - George Herbert
"It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush"
Small: In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge - George Herbert
"In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge"
Small: If a donkey bray at you, dont bray at him - George Herbert
"If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him"
Small: Hell is full of good meanings and wishings - George Herbert
"Hell is full of good meanings and wishings"
Small: He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea - George Herbert
"He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea"
Small: He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, stron
"He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise"
Small: He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world - George Herbert
"He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world"
Small: He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven
"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven"
Small: He hath no leisure who useth it not - George Herbert
"He hath no leisure who useth it not"
Small: Good words are worth much, and cost little - George Herbert
"Good words are worth much, and cost little"
Small: Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee - George Herbert
"Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee"
Small: Do not wait the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may hav
"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along"
Small: Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer - George Herbert
"Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer"
Small: Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby - George Herbert
"Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby"
Small: Better never begin than never make an end - George Herbert
"Better never begin than never make an end"
Small: Be thrifty, but not covetous - George Herbert
"Be thrifty, but not covetous"
Small: Be calm in arguing for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy - George Herbert
"Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy"
Small: A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin - George Herbert
"A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin"
Small: A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit - George Herbert
"A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit"
Small: A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread - George Herbert
"A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread"