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France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.

George Herbert

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

Ask Book Sounsell
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
GEORGE HERBERT

Master Parent Requite
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Know Spy
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
GEORGE HERBERT

Built House Lawyer
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
GEORGE HERBERT

Live Well Well
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bottom Swim World
Better never begin than never make an end.
GEORGE HERBERT

End Laziness Speaker
The way is an ill neighbour.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ill Neighbour Way
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
GEORGE HERBERT

Law Morning Night
An old dog barks not in vain.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bark Dog Vain
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
GEORGE HERBERT

Honour Profit Religion
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betimes Rise Some Thing
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Food Smell Taste
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
GEORGE HERBERT

Assurance Master Pay
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

France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.

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