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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.]

George Herbert

To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
The way is an ill neighbour.
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Ill Neighbour Way
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
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
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
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Bacon Chimney Think

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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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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