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Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

George Herbert

Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fish Morsel Take
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
GEORGE HERBERT

Enough Soon Wells
He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
GEORGE HERBERT

Book Gains Need
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
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.
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Morning Night Soul
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
GEORGE HERBERT

Choak Myself Upbraided
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Attend Men World
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
It’s not good fishing before the net.
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Catch Fish Good Net
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

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