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The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.

George Herbert

It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
GEORGE HERBERT

Alcohol Drink Glass
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Measure Run Year
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fire Soldier Water
A child correct behind and not before.
GEORGE HERBERT

Behind Children Correct
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
GEORGE HERBERT

Angel Sunday Think
It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bow Fish Rule Sure
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beauty Flame Light
Anothers bread costs deare.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bread Cost Dear
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mother Nose Wipe
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Drowned Length Swimmer
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
GEORGE HERBERT

Built House Lawyer
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich

The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.

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