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George Herbert on Honesty

1593–1633 England

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5 quotes

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie:
A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.

The Temple (1633)

Lie not, neither to thyself nor men nor God. Let mouth and heart be one — beat and speak together, and make both felt in action. It is for cowards to lie.

Half the world knows not how the other half lies.

Jacula Prudentum (1651)

Gold thou mayest safely touch, but if it stick
Unto thy hands, it woundeth to the quick.

Show me a liar, and I will show thee a thief.

Jacula Prudentum (1651)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Herbert (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.