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

George Herbert

Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Money Mony Women
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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Children Father First
It’s not good fishing before the net.
GEORGE HERBERT

Catch Fish Good Net
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
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
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
GEORGE HERBERT

Mean Sky Success
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Better Health People Suffer
Anothers bread costs deare.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bread Cost Dear
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fat House Keeper
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
GEORGE HERBERT

Body Pain Wine
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
It is better to have wings then hornes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betetr Horne Wing
Good workemen are seldome rich.
GEORGE HERBERT

Good Rich Work
Better never begin than never make an end.
GEORGE HERBERT

End Laziness Speaker

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

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