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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]

George Herbert

We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
GEORGE HERBERT

Enough Soon Wells
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
The wife is the key of the house.
GEORGE HERBERT

House Key Wife
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bacon Chimney Think
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
GEORGE HERBERT

Law Morning Night
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cheerful Encouragement Positivity
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
GEORGE HERBERT

Compromise Fat Lawsuit
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ill Straw
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Egg Hard Shave
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
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
GEORGE HERBERT

Need Patience Speak
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
GEORGE HERBERT

Angel Sunday Think
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
GEORGE HERBERT

Angry Feast Rude
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
GEORGE HERBERT

Night Wisdom Wise
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Dead Give Restore
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bone Dog Swallow

To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]

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