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It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

George Herbert

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

Food Smell Taste
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Cutt Steel Tongue
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
GEORGE HERBERT

Drink Frog Gossip Talk
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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Bees Eye Lose
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Prettiness dies first.
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Die First Prettiness
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
GEORGE HERBERT

Salt Smell Taste
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Play Well Win
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
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
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Bacon Chimney Think
Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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Need Occasion Require

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