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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

He that staies does the businesse.
GEORGE HERBERT

Busines Gather People Staiies
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Dead Give Restore
An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bark Dog Vain
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Found Rivers
A little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERT

Health Labour Littles
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
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
GEORGE HERBERT

All Good Mora Sure
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ill Straw
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
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
GEORGE HERBERT

Body Pain Wine
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
GEORGE HERBERT

Children Love Smell
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
GEORGE HERBERT

House One People Trust
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Men Miserable Pennies
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

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.

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