- George Herbert
(04/03/1593 – 03/01/1633)
English writer
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"Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth."
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"Why, Madam, do you know there are upward of thirty yards of bowels squeezed underneath that girdle of your daughter's? Go home and cut it; let Nature have fair play, and you will have no need of my advice."
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| "They who drink beer will think beer." |  |
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"To treat your facts with imagination is one thing, to imagine your facts is another."
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"Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions."
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| "If you haven't struck oil in the first three minutes—stop boring!" |  |
"The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around."
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"Erasers would taste good with this sauce."
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| "An actor's a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening." |  |
| "The really frightening thing about middle age is knowing you'll grow out of it." |  |
"If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library."
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"Simple is the only way I can write."
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| "You can take of a man's money, but when it's all said and done, you've only taken his money. When you take of a man's time, you've taken a part of his life. I'd like to thank you for giving me a part of your life tonight." |  |
"I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me."
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"I don't get acting jobs because of my looks."
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"I think in twenty years I'll be looked at like Bob Hope. Doing those president jokes and golf sh*t. It scares me."
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| Died 04/02 | Died 04/03 | Died 04/04 | Death Dates |