Famous quotes containing the words sir, herbert and/or read:
“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
—Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)
“th’ other black and grave, wherewith each one
Is checker’d all along,
Humilitie:”
—George Herbert (1593–1633)
“Education ... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading, an easy prey to sensations and cheap appeals.”
—G.M. (George Macaulay)