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Conversation makes one what he is.

George Herbert

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
GEORGE HERBERT

Confidence Inspirational Sport
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
GEORGE HERBERT

Everyone Fault Time
Anothers bread costs deare.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bread Cost Dear
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Men Miserable Pennies
A child correct behind and not before.
GEORGE HERBERT

Behind Children Correct
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
GEORGE HERBERT

First Fool Wedge
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Cutt Steel Tongue
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
GEORGE HERBERT

Astrology Find Matter People
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
GEORGE HERBERT

Debt Grow Rich
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fair Ready Window
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ever Himself Look Well
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
GEORGE HERBERT

End Lasts Particular
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
GEORGE HERBERT

Attend Men World
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gate Hell Lackey
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Folly Grief House
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

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