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Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]

George Herbert

A little labour, much health.
GEORGE HERBERT

Health Labour Littles
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
GEORGE HERBERT

Door Enter House Leave
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
GEORGE HERBERT

Courtesy Desire News
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
GEORGE HERBERT

Eat Greedy Horse
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
GEORGE HERBERT

Another Feet Half Straw
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
GEORGE HERBERT

Men Remedy Thing
Anothers bread costs deare.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bread Cost Dear
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gate Hell Lackey
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Solitude Use
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Folly Grief House
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Cutt Steel Tongue
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Food Smell Taste
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fool Hour Wit
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
GEORGE HERBERT

Built House Lawyer
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Perish Trust
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
GEORGE HERBERT

Know Shoe Wear Wring

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]

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