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Famous quotes containing the word herbert:

“With all the surgical skill and the vital rays lavished on him he should talk like a—like a congressman at a filibuster.”
—Kenneth Langtry. Herbert L. Strock. Prof. Frankenstein (Whit Bissell)

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

“A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.”
—Sir Herbert Read (1893–1968)