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The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.

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

Enough Soon Wells
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Make Mill Paire Wind
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
GEORGE HERBERT

All Good Mora Sure
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
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
Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle

The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.

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