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Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]

George Herbert

Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
GEORGE HERBERT

End Lasts Particular
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Broken Ill Look Ustom
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
GEORGE HERBERT

Land Ocean Sea
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
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Mean Solitude Use
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
GEORGE HERBERT

Know Shoe Wear Wring
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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Eat Greedy Horse
All that shakes falles not.
GEORGE HERBERT

People Shakefall
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
GEORGE HERBERT

Horse Long Race
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Salt Smell Taste
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
GEORGE HERBERT

Atheism Atheist Devil
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
GEORGE HERBERT

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