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A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]

George Herbert

There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Folly Jollity Smack
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
He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
GEORGE HERBERT

Book Gains Need
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Foul Horse Stalk
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Perish Trust
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
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
GEORGE HERBERT

Choak Myself Upbraided
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
GEORGE HERBERT

All Good Mora Sure
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ill Straw
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Make Mill Paire Wind
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
GEORGE HERBERT

Need Patience Speak
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
GEORGE HERBERT

God Thee Will
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
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
GEORGE HERBERT

May Spring

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