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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.

George Herbert

Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Drink Frog Gossip Talk
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
GEORGE HERBERT

King Loss Spring
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Better Health People Suffer
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
GEORGE HERBERT

Long Rope Wait
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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Little Own Patient
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
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Reason Spurs
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Cutt Steel Tongue

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