“The shortest answer is doing.”

— Lord Herbert · Action quote

“The shortest answer is doing.”

— LORD HERBERT

Philosopher and poet · 1583 – 1648

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, was an English soldier, diplomat, poet and philosopher, often called the father of English deism for his work 'De Veritate' (1624).

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