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Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: — George Herbert

"Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby."
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George Herbert
George Herbert
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George Herbert was an English 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 in Wales 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,