Buying, possessing, accumulating – this is not worldliness. But doing this in the love of it, with no love of God paramount – doing it so that thoughts of eternity and God are an intrusion – doing it so that one’s spirit is secularized in the process; this is worldliness.

— Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick Quotes

The first act’s doubtful, but we say, it is the last commends the play.

— Robert Herrick

In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress, And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit, comfort me.

— Robert Herrick

Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o’ercome When no force else can get the masterdom.

— Robert Herrick

I’ll write, because I’ll give – You critics means to live; For should I not supply – The cause, the effect would die.

— Robert Herrick

Let’s live with that small pittance which we have; Who covets more is evermore a slave.

— Robert Herrick

Welcome, maids of honor, You doe bring In the spring, And wait upon her.

— Robert Herrick

The readiness of doing doth expresse No other but the doer’s willingnesse.

— Robert Herrick

Art quickens nature; care will make a face; Neglected beauty perisheth apace.

— Robert Herrick

When one is past, another care we have; Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.

— Robert Herrick

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown’d, where late they danc’d before.

— Robert Herrick

When a daffadill I see, Hanging down his head towards me, Guess I may, what I must be: First, I shall decline my head; Secondly, I shall be dead: Lastly, safely buryed.

— Robert Herrick

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o’ercomes none but by willingnesse.

— Robert Herrick

Tis not the food, but the content, That makes the table’s merriment.

— Robert Herrick

Hell is no other but a soundlesse pit, Where no one beame of comfort peeps in it.

— Robert Herrick

Necessity makes dastards valiant men.

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Praise they that will times past, I joy to see My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.

— Robert Herrick

Who after his transgression doth repent, Is halfe, or altogether, innocent.

— Robert Herrick

Hast thou attempted greatnesse? Then go on; Back-turning slackens resolution.

— Robert Herrick

He who has suffered shipwreck, fears to sail Upon the seas, though with a gentle gale.

— Robert Herrick

A careless shoe string, in whose tie I see a wilde civility.

— Robert Herrick
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