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Good workemen are seldome rich.

George Herbert

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

Mother Nose Wipe
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Folly Jollity Smack
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Eye Lose
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
It is better to have wings then hornes.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betetr Horne Wing
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
GEORGE HERBERT

Gate Hell Lackey
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fame Many Way
Heresie is the school of pride.
GEORGE HERBERT

Honour Pride School
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
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
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
In a long journey straw waighs.
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Journey Long Patience Weight
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality

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