George Herbert vs. Miguel de Cervantes
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
George Herbert
1593 – 1633
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, in 1609.
"A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees farther of the two."
Miguel de Cervantes
1547 – 1616
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote, a work considered to be the first modern novel. Don Quixote has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".
"Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world."
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