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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

George Herbert

All that shakes falles not.
GEORGE HERBERT

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

Mean Sky Success
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
GEORGE HERBERT

Beauty Husband Lover Poor
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Deeds Wise
Where there is peace, God is.
GEORGE HERBERT

God Life Peace
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
GEORGE HERBERT

Come Hen Scrape
It is better to have wings then hornes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betetr Horne Wing
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
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Measure Run Year
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
GEORGE HERBERT

King Loss Spring
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
GEORGE HERBERT

Burden Light Long
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
GEORGE HERBERT

Good Hard Newes
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
GEORGE HERBERT

Brabling Need
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
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
GEORGE HERBERT

Horse Long Race
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
GEORGE HERBERT

Door Enter House Leave

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

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