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• A verse may find him who a sermon flies, And turn delight into a sacrifice.
  -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- The Church Porch...
• Chase brave employment with a naked sword Throughout the world.
  -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- The Church Porch...
• Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, 'T is angels' music.
  -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- The Church Porch...
• Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie; A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.
  -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- The Church Porch...
• God's mill grinds slow, but sure. -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- Jacula Prudentum
• Help thyself, and God will help thee. -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- Jacula Prudentum
• Religion stands on tiptoe in our land, Ready to pass to the American strand.
  -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- The Church Milita...
• Hell is full of good meanings and wishings. -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- Jacula Prudentum
• On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time.
  -- George Orwell (1903-1950), collected essay...