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Conversation makes one what he is.

George Herbert

The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Trust not one night’s ice.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ice Night Trust
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Advise Discreet Fool
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Medical Physician Thank
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Solitude Use
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
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
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
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
GEORGE HERBERT

Debt Grow Rich
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
GEORGE HERBERT

Chasten Emotion People Version
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Gain Spend Techheth
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
GEORGE HERBERT

Attend Men World
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Mean Measure Run Year
The wife is the key of the house.
GEORGE HERBERT

House Key Wife
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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All Good Mora Sure

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