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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.

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

Land Sea Settle
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
GEORGE HERBERT

Leopard Observe Spot
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Make Mill Paire Wind
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

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

Mean Sky Success
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Reason Spurs
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
GEORGE HERBERT

Debt Grow Rich
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bee Gain May Steal
Trust not one night’s ice.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ice Night Trust
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
GEORGE HERBERT

Better None People Servant
A penny spar’d is twice got.
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Payment Penny People Twice
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
GEORGE HERBERT

Children Love Smell
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
GEORGE HERBERT

Need Patience Speak
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Eye Lose
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Found Rivers

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