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George Herbert on Religion

1593–1633 England

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5 quotes

Religion stands on tip-toe in our land,
Ready to pass to the American strand.

The Temple (1633)

Restore to God His due in tithe and time;
A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate.

The Temple (1633)

The eye and religion can beare no jesting.

Jacula Prudentum (1651)

Dresse and undresse thy soul: mark the decay
And growth of it: if, with thy watch, that too
Be down, then winde up both: since we shall be
Most surely judged, make thy accounts agree.

The Temple (1633)

Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge:
If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not.
God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge
To pick out treasures from an earthen pot.
The worst speak something good. If all want sense,
God takes a text, and preaches patience.

The Temple (1633)

Attribution

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