Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury Professions : Diplomat Born : March 3, 1583 Died : October 20, 1648 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury Truth exists. The sole purpose of this proposition is to assert the existence of truth against imbeciles and sceptics. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury imbeciles purpose truth Inconstancy no sin will prove If we consider that we love But the same beauty in another face, Like the same body in another place. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury infidelity body faces A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury riders horse world Sleep, nurse of our life, care's best reposer. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury nurse sleep life In oratory affectation must be avoided; it being better for a man by a native and clear eloquence to express himself than by those words which may smell either of the lamp or inkhorn. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury lamps smell men The exercises I wholly condemn are dicing and carding, especially if you play for any great sum of money, or spend any time in them, or use to come to meetings in dicing-houses, where cheaters meet and cozen young gentlemen out of all their money. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury cheater play exercise Whoever considers the study of anatomy, I believe will never be an atheist; the frame of man's body, and coherence of his parts, being so strange and paradoxical, that I hold it to be the greatest miracle of nature. Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury atheist christian believe Similar Authors April Glaspie diplomat Anwarul Karim Chowdhury diplomat Anne Armstrong diplomat Andrew Dickson White diplomat Alfonso Garcia Robles diplomat David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech diplomat All Authors
