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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]

George Herbert

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
GEORGE HERBERT

Brabling Need
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bacon Chimney Think
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
GEORGE HERBERT

Age Example Need
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
He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
GEORGE HERBERT

Book Gains Need
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Poor Reason Weigh
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
GEORGE HERBERT

Long Rope Wait
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
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ever Himself Look Well
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Perish Trust
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 gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Gain Spend Techheth
The scalded head feares cold water.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cold Fear Water
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
GEORGE HERBERT

All Good Mora Sure

Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]

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