George Herbert Quotes
He that knows nothing doubts nothing.
Herbert, George. Jacula Prudentum. Or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, Etc. Printed by T. Maxey for T. Garthwait, 1651.
Any politician who is absolutely sure of anything he/she advocates has got to be ignorant of many of the facts and concepts about the subject. Certainty is an extreme form of hubris.
Charles Krouthammer was a fellow political columnist but where shields was a pragmatist of the left, Krouthammer was an ideologue of the right. He was also a very well-read and informed man who spoke with great authority. Sometimes he was right and sometimes, wrong, but he was rarely in doubt.
George Herbert was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." He was born into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. He received a good education that led to his admission to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1609. He went there with the intention of becoming a priest, but he became the University's Public Orator and attracted the attention of King James I. He served in the Parliament of England in 1624 and briefly in 1625.
