Quotes by George Herbert
George Herbert (1593–1633) — Dichter, Pfarrer · Anglikanisch · England
George Herbert war ein englischer Priester der Church of England und Dichter des 17. Jahrhunderts, der nach einer akademischen Laufbahn in Cambridge als Dorfpfarrer in Bemerton wirkte. Er ist als Vertreter der metaphysischen Dichtung bekannt, dessen Werke wie die Gedichtsammlung The Temple das innere Ringen mit Gott, geistliche Demut und seelsorgerliche Hingabe thematisieren. Heutigen Bibellesern eröffnen seine Texte sprachlich dichte Zugänge zu Gebet, Glaubenszweifeln und der Auseinandersetzung mit göttlicher Gnade.
Recurring topics: Wisdom & Understanding, Prayer & Silence, Relationships & Family, Service & Love of Neighbour, Grief & Comfort, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Peace & Rest, Guilt & Forgiveness
Quotes by George Herbert
Death used to be an executioner, but the gospel has made him just a gardner.
George Herbert
Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.
George Herbert
He who cannot forgive another breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself.
George Herbert
Sermons are dangerous things. None goes out of church as he came in, but either better or worse.
George Herbert
Prayer is the blood of the soul.
George Herbert
God sees hearts as we see faces.
George Herbert
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
George Herbert
A hundredload of worry will not pay an ounce of debt.
George Herbert
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
George Herbert
When a friend asks us for something, there is no such word as tomorrow.
George Herbert
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
George Herbert
Give back to God what is his – tithe and time; refuse the tithe, and you lose all your possessions.
George Herbert