What did George Herbert mean by: The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs. - George Herbert Pastor · England Copy
+ Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, Hands, Heart, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.] Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, Lying, Spurs, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ Hope is the poor man’s bread. Feraz Zeid, July 7, 2023December 12, 2023, George Herbert, Food, Hope, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues. Feraz Zeid, August 26, 2023December 24, 2023, George Herbert, Dry, Tongue, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ Grief melts away Like snow in May, As if there were no such cold thing. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, Grief, Snow, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer. [The lame goes as far as your staggerer.] Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ Chuse not an house neere an lnne (viz. for noise) or in a corner (for filth). Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Herbert, House, Noise, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
+ The eyes have one language everywhere. Feraz Zeid, October 5, 2023December 26, 2023, George Herbert, Eye, Language, Vision, 0 - George Herbert Pastor · England
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If self-knowledge is the road to virtue, so is virtue still more the road to self-knowledge. - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
Our self-love can be resigned to the sacrifice of everything but itself. - Jean-Francois de La Harpe Playwright · France
That’s what existence means: draining one’s own self dry without the sense of thirst. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn’t felt that. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
Writing has to have a great deal of certainty and self-assurance, but it’s not arrogant. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
