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Where there is peace, God is.

George Herbert

Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
GEORGE HERBERT

Country Hath People
Trust not one night’s ice.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ice Night Trust
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
GEORGE HERBERT

Foxes Girdle Mate
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
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Egg Hard Shave
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Meditation Soul
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Drink Frog Gossip Talk
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
GEORGE HERBERT

Deception Feet Physicians
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gold Hands Lost
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
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
GEORGE HERBERT

Angel Sunday Think
Music helps not the toothache.
GEORGE HERBERT

Help Music Toothache
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
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
GEORGE HERBERT

Men Remedy Thing
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
GEORGE HERBERT

Credit Eye Touched

Where there is peace, God is.

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