George Herbert Quotes
The blind eate many a flie.
[The blind eat many a fly.]
Herbert, George. Jacula Prudentum. T. Garthwait, 1651.
Other cultures had similar proverbs and sayings: See {47199} and {367292}.
Describing President George W. Bush at a Cabinet Meeting
This was quoted by Muammar Quaddafi, the Libyan Dictator in a 2011 television appeal to the people to stop the protests over his rule. The meaning is that if you use or buy something of poor quality, you can expect negative consequences. In this case, we was warning against “buying” the opposition plan to depose him.
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.
