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Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]

George Herbert

Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
GEORGE HERBERT

Everyone Fault Time
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
GEORGE HERBERT

Door Enter House Leave
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
GEORGE HERBERT

Ask Book Sounsell
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
GEORGE HERBERT

Discontened Easie Men
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Foul Horse Stalk
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gold Hands Lost
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
GEORGE HERBERT

Horse Long Race
All our pompe the earth covers.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cover Earth Pompe
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
GEORGE HERBERT

Need Patience Speak
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
GEORGE HERBERT

Dust Flesh Mortality
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
GEORGE HERBERT

Alcohol Drink Glass
The eye will have his part.
GEORGE HERBERT

Eye Hope Part Vision
The cholerick man never wants woe.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cholerick Men Need Woe
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Found Rivers
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Meditation Soul
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

Courtesy Desire News

Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]

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