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None knows the weight of another’s burden.

George Herbert

Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
GEORGE HERBERT

Night Wisdom Wise
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
GEORGE HERBERT

May Spring
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Perish Trust
Never was strumpet faire.
GEORGE HERBERT

Create Faire Strumpet
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Found Rivers
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
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fair Ready Window
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
GEORGE HERBERT

Absent Dead House
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fortune Great Misfortune
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bee Gain May Steal
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
GEORGE HERBERT

Built House Lawyer
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
GEORGE HERBERT

Friday Sing Sunday Week
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
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
GEORGE HERBERT

Little Own Patient
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
GEORGE HERBERT

Debt Grow Rich
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality

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