A Quote by George Herbert

He that preacheth giveth almes.

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George Herbert
British - Poet
April 3, 1593 - March 1, 1633

A man preacheth that sermon only well unto others which preacheth itself in his own soul. And he that doth not feed on and thrive in the digestion of the food which he provides for others will scarce make it savoury unto them; yea, he knows not but the food he hath provided may be poison, unless he have really tasted of it himself. If the word do not dwell with power in us, it will not pass with power from us.

John Owen

Almes never make poore.

George Herbert

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

George Herbert

When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.

George Herbert

Golf giveth and golf taketh away. But it taketh away a hell of a lot more than it giveth.

Simon Hobday

He preacheth patience that never knew pain

Henry George Bohn

He preacheth patience that never knew pain.

Henry George Bohn

The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.

George Herbert

There is as much difference between the counsel that a friend giveth, and that a man giveth himself, as there is between the counsel of a friend and of a flatterer. For there is no such flatterer as is a man's self.

Francis Bacon

Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them.

Richard Baxter

When you pray to God resignedly, as though patiently accepting the punishment of grief at the death of a loved one, and you say: "Thy will be done O Lord. The Lord giveth, and he taketh away", you have not yet known the God of love, for God giveth only. God never takes that which has not been given. What God gives to you you regive to Him for His regiving. You rejoice when God gives birth to life, yet you deeply grieve when you give rebirth to new life - for that is what death is.