Quote#Money & Wealth
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store
Quote byGeorge Herbert · 1593–1633
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Temple (1633), Easter Wings (I), ll. 1-10.
English (original)
Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly he lost the same, Decaying more and more, Till he became Most poor: With thee O let me rise As larks, harmoniously, And sing this day thy victories: Then shall the fall further the flight in me.
— George Herbert
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