Famous quotes containing the words sir, herbert and/or read:
“That sir which serves and seeks for gain,
And follows but for form,
Will pack when it begins to rain,
And leave thee in the storm.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“But the sweet cement, which in one sure band
Ties the whole frame, is Love
And Charitie.”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)
“I did not read books the first summer; I hoed beans.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)