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George Herbert

Heresie is the school of pride.
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Honour Pride School
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
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
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Medical Physician Thank
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
GEORGE HERBERT

Always Boot Ready
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
GEORGE HERBERT

Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
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
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need

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