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Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.

George Herbert

Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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End Furthest Thinke
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
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
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week

Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.

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Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.

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