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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

He that staies does the businesse.
GEORGE HERBERT

Busines Gather People Staiies
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Men Miserable Pennies
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
GEORGE HERBERT

Children Morsel Own
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fame Many Way
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.
GEORGE HERBERT

Morning Night Soul
A child correct behind and not before.
GEORGE HERBERT

Behind Children Correct
Music helps not the toothache.
GEORGE HERBERT

Help Music Toothache
None knows the weight of another’s burden.
GEORGE HERBERT

Burden Know Understand Weight
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
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
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
GEORGE HERBERT

Eat Greedy Horse
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear God Knowledge Men Void
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
GEORGE HERBERT

Credit Eye Touched
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Gain Spend Techheth
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Ears Hearing Little

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.

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