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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.

George Herbert

When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mirth Needs Sin
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
GEORGE HERBERT

Country Cutting People Thrice
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Found Rivers
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
GEORGE HERBERT

Another Feet Half Straw
He that burnes most shines most.
GEORGE HERBERT

Buriesm Most Emotion People Shine
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Egg Hard Shave
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
GEORGE HERBERT

Alcohol Drink Glass
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beauty Flame Light
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
GEORGE HERBERT

Eat Greedy Horse
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Land Sea Settle
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gentle Heart Love
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bottom Swim World
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
GEORGE HERBERT

Built House Lawyer
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
GEORGE HERBERT

Land Ocean Sea
The eye will have his part.
GEORGE HERBERT

Eye Hope Part Vision
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
GEORGE HERBERT

Assurance Master Pay

Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.

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