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All that shakes falles not.

George Herbert

A little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERT

Health Labour Littles
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
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
GEORGE HERBERT

Good Hard Newes
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
GEORGE HERBERT

Need Occasion Require
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fat House Keeper
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mother Nose Wipe
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
GEORGE HERBERT

Horse Long Race
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
GEORGE HERBERT

Always Boot Ready
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ill Straw
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear Grief Money
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
GEORGE HERBERT

Needle Past People Thread
It is better to have wings then hornes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betetr Horne Wing
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
GEORGE HERBERT

Master Parent Requite

All that shakes falles not.

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