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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

George Herbert

God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
GEORGE HERBERT

End Furthest Thinke
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

King Void Years
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Advise Discreet Fool
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Make Mill Paire Wind
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
GEORGE HERBERT

Absent Dead House
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
GEORGE HERBERT

Age Example Need
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
GEORGE HERBERT

Needle Past People Thread
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
GEORGE HERBERT

Enough Soon Wells
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mother Nose Wipe
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Children Morsel Own
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Play Well Win
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Gain Spend Techheth
All our pompe the earth covers.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cover Earth Pompe
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ever Himself Look Well
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beare Eye Jest Religion

Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

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