“Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
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Famous George Herbert Quotes
“A crooked log makes a strait fire.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.”
Source: Works: In Prose & Verse
“A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall
“Greene wood makes a hott fire.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]”
“Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.”
Source: The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Water a farre off quencheth not fire.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]”
“Working and making a fire doth discretion require.”
Source: The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].
“You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“Calmness is great advantage; he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert