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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

George Herbert

Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
GEORGE HERBERT

Night Wisdom Wise
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
GEORGE HERBERT

Debt Grow Rich
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mirth Needs Sin
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bottom Swim World
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fish Morsel Take
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
GEORGE HERBERT

Children Love Smell
True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beauty Borrowed Flame
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
GEORGE HERBERT

Come Hen Scrape
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
GEORGE HERBERT

King Loss Spring
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ever Himself Look Well
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
GEORGE HERBERT

Attend Men World
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Folly Jollity Smack
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
GEORGE HERBERT

Chasten Emotion People Version
Music helps not the toothache.
GEORGE HERBERT

Help Music Toothache
Never was strumpet faire.
GEORGE HERBERT

Create Faire Strumpet
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice

Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

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