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

George Herbert

Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
A child correct behind and not before.
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Behind Children Correct
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Salt Smell Taste
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
GEORGE HERBERT

Age Example Need
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Attend Men World
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust

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

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