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Trust not one night’s ice.

George Herbert

When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mirth Needs Sin
Where there is peace, God is.
GEORGE HERBERT

God Life Peace
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
GEORGE HERBERT

Assurance Master Pay
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
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
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
GEORGE HERBERT

Broken Ill Look Ustom
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Land Sea Settle
No Alchymy to saving.
GEORGE HERBERT

Alchymy People Save
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bone Dog Swallow
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Advise Discreet Fool
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
GEORGE HERBERT

May Spring
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Poor Reason Weigh
An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bark Dog Vain
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
GEORGE HERBERT

Country Cutting People Thrice
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little

Trust not one night’s ice.

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