George Herbert Quotes About Heart

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  • 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; if not guilty, it is a fair instruction.

  • A broken Altar, Lord, thy servant rears, Made of a heart, and cemented with tears.

    'The Altar', collected in The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations (published posthumously, 1633).
  • 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 blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.

    George Herbert (1850). “Beauties of George Herbert: with Selections from “The Synagogue.””, p.14
  • 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 away with Thee.

    George Herbert, Robert Eldridge Aris WILLMOTT (1855). “The Poetical Works of G. H. With a Memoir of the Author, and Notes, by ... R. A. Willmott”, p.65
  • God's breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage.

    Marianne Dorman, George Herbert (2009). “Seven Whole Days to Praise Our God: An Arrangement of George Herbert's Poems for Christian Meditation”, p.48, AuthorHouse
  • A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

    George Herbert (1841). “The remains of ... George Herbert”, p.170
  • Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts.

    George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.344
  • God sees hearts as we see faces.

    George Herbert (2010). “Priest to the Temple, Or, the Country Parson His Character and Rule of Holy Life, with Selected Poems from the Temple”, p.21, Lulu.com
  • Rise, heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing His praise Without delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With Him mayst rise: That, as His death calcined thee to dust, His life may make thee gold, and, much more, just.

    George Herbert, William Jerdan (1853). “The Works of the Rev. George Hebert”, p.41
  • The hearts letter is read in the eyes.

    George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.298
  • Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.

    George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.316
  • A small heart hath small desires.

    George Herbert (1871). “The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum”, p.247
  • Lie not, neither to thyself, nor man, nor God. Let mouth and heart be one; beat and speak together, and make both felt in action. It is for cowards to lie.

    Lying  
  • Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

  • Surely if each one saw another's heart, There would be no commerce, No sale or bargain pass: all would disperse And live apart.

    George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.131
  • Humble Hearts have humble desires.

    George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.292
  • Enrich my heart, mouth, hands in me, With faith, with hope, with charity, That I may run, rise, rest with Thee.

    George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.65
  • We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh till your hearts ake.

    George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.373
  • A good heart cannot lye

    George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.354
  • Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.

    George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.371
  • Play not for gain, but sport. Who plays for more Than he can lose with pleasure, stakes his heart; Perhaps his wife's too, and whom she hath bore.

    Jeremy Taylor, John Wheeldon, George Herbert (1768). “Sacred Prolusions: Or, Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. Herbert. By the Rev. John Wheeldon, ... With a Preface and a Discourse on Rev.xviii. 21. By the Editor”, p.102
  • Who would have thought my shrivel'd heart could have recovered greenness?

    George Herbert (2015). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of George Herbert (Illustrated)”, p.223, Delphi Classics
  • Love makes all hard hearts gentle.

    George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.308
  • Who hath no head, needes no heart.

    George Herbert (1861). “The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel”, p.273
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