What did George Herbert mean by: Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour. - George Herbert Pastor · England Copy
+ If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis. Feraz Zeid, June 22, 2023December 12, 2023, George Herbert, Gold, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ Many things are lost for want of asking. Feraz Zeid, July 16, 2023December 12, 2023, George Herbert, Asking, Losing, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst. Feraz Zeid, September 22, 2023December 24, 2023, George Herbert, Bottles, Wine, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, Beauty, Flames, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ No naked man is sought after to be rifled. Feraz Zeid, August 5, 2023December 12, 2023, George Herbert, Naked, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly. Feraz Zeid, June 11, 2023December 12, 2023, George Herbert, God, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one Anvile. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, Strikes, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ By all means use sometimes to be alone. Feraz Zeid, October 31, 2023December 26, 2023, George Herbert, Solitude, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
It takes 25 years to learn to draw, one hour to learn to paint. - Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
It is in vain to ridicule a rich fool, for the laughers will be on his side. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Every hour in itself, as it respects us in particular, is the only one we can call our own. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Let fools the studious despise, There’s nothing lost by being wise. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Art is a magic which makes the hours melt away and even days dissolve into seconds - Leonora Carrington Painter · United Kingdom
It’s the hour when night breaks away from the day, my dove, let me go. - Jean Genet Playwright · France
