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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]

George Herbert

When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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Fortune Great Misfortune
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Burden Know Understand Weight
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
GEORGE HERBERT

Courtesy Desire News
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Attend Men World
A child correct behind and not before.
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Behind Children Correct
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
GEORGE HERBERT

Morning Night Soul

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]

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