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George Herbert

The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
GEORGE HERBERT

Absent Dead House
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fair Ready Window
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
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
GEORGE HERBERT

Law Morning Night
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
GEORGE HERBERT

End Furthest Thinke
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
GEORGE HERBERT

Deed Honor Ill
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fool Hour Wit
Good and quickly seldom meet.
GEORGE HERBERT

Haste Meet Seldom
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
GEORGE HERBERT

Better None People Servant
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Fire Ship Water
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Know Spy
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
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
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Mean Solitude Use

Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.

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