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He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]

George Herbert

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

Salt Smell Taste
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Measure Run Year
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
No Alchymy to saving.
GEORGE HERBERT

Alchymy People Save
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
GEORGE HERBERT

End Furthest Thinke
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool
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 a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Cutt Steel Tongue

He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]

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