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Fortune cookies play at significance, but ultimately their advice is as fluffy as the cookie itself. George Herbert had a talent for maxims, and they have been largely lost. But their wisdom still shines, after all these years.
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For a guy who died in his thirties, George Herbert left quite a body of writing. Known mostly for his poetry, his thoughts on being a pastor (The Country Parson) contribute wise counsel for what true ministry in the Spirit looks like.
Lesser known are his "Outlandish Proverbs" as they are called - over a thousand short sayings that need to find a new home in our culture - maybe tucked inside a more intelligent fortune cookie called a "wise cookie?"
Here are a few samples....
1. Man proposeth; God disposeth.
8. The house shows the owner.
20. You cannot know wine by the barrel.
23. Look not for musk in a dog's kennel.
49. Love and a cough cannot be hid.
50. A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees further of the two.
53. Better the feet slip than the tongue.
84. He that would learn to pray, let him go to sea.
94. I gave the mouse a hole, and she is becoming my heir.
141. Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge.
149. Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.
665. A holy habit cleanses not a foul soul.
Are you hooked? Ok, one more....
1024. He that wipes the child's nose kisseth the mother's cheek.
Lesser known are his "Outlandish Proverbs" as they are called - over a thousand short sayings that need to find a new home in our culture - maybe tucked inside a more intelligent fortune cookie called a "wise cookie?"
Here are a few samples....
1. Man proposeth; God disposeth.
8. The house shows the owner.
20. You cannot know wine by the barrel.
23. Look not for musk in a dog's kennel.
49. Love and a cough cannot be hid.
50. A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees further of the two.
53. Better the feet slip than the tongue.
84. He that would learn to pray, let him go to sea.
94. I gave the mouse a hole, and she is becoming my heir.
141. Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge.
149. Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.
665. A holy habit cleanses not a foul soul.
Are you hooked? Ok, one more....
1024. He that wipes the child's nose kisseth the mother's cheek.
