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In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.

George Herbert

He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
GEORGE HERBERT

Long Rope Wait
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
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
GEORGE HERBERT

Ask Book Sounsell
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bee Gain May Steal
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Gain Spend Techheth
The scalded head feares cold water.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cold Fear Water
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
GEORGE HERBERT

Built House Lawyer
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.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
It’s not good fishing before the net.
GEORGE HERBERT

Catch Fish Good Net
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Deeds Wise
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Drowned Length Swimmer
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ill Straw
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Sky Success
The eye will have his part.
GEORGE HERBERT

Eye Hope Part Vision
It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bow Fish Rule Sure

In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.

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