1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

Famous quotes containing the words baron and/or herbert:

    “People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.”
    —Kenneth MacKenzie Clark, Baron of Saltwood (1903–1983)

    “Throw away thy rod,
    Throw away thy wrath;
    O my God,
    Take the gentle path.”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)