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Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.

George Herbert

A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
GEORGE HERBERT

Dust Flesh Mortality
Prettiness dies first.
GEORGE HERBERT

Die First Prettiness
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear Grief Money
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
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
GEORGE HERBERT

Country Cutting People Thrice
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fishing Jew Pot Wine
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
GEORGE HERBERT

Assurance Master Pay
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Solitude Use

Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.

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