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An old dog barks not in vain.

George Herbert

He that will be surety, shall pay.
GEORGE HERBERT

Pay People Surety
The cholerick man never wants woe.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cholerick Men Need Woe
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
GEORGE HERBERT

Law Morning Night
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Poor Reason Weigh
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fire Ship Water
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
GEORGE HERBERT

Giving Soul Sweet
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
GEORGE HERBERT

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

Advise Discreet Fool
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fishing Jew Pot Wine
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Folly Jollity Smack
No Alchymy to saving.
GEORGE HERBERT

Alchymy People Save
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
GEORGE HERBERT

Land Ocean Sea
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
GEORGE HERBERT

Affection Brain Heat
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
GEORGE HERBERT

Always Boot Ready
All our pompe the earth covers.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cover Earth Pompe

An old dog barks not in vain.

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