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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.

George Herbert

The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Men Miserable Pennies
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
GEORGE HERBERT

Deception Feet Physicians
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
The offender never pardons.
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Forgiveness Literature Pardon
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
GEORGE HERBERT

Covertly Rude Speak Truth
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Lying Reason Spurs
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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Goest Grief People World
It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Betetr Horne Wing
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
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Bacon Chimney Think
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Sky Success

Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.

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