Quote #54
He that is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor rich at forty, nor wise at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
More from George Herbert
- He that lies with dogs, riseth with fleas.
- The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
- When you are an anvil, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.
- Trust not one night's ice.
- The best mirror is an old friend.
- For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
- Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
- Pension never enriched young man.