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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

George Herbert

He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
GEORGE HERBERT

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

Money Mony Women
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Reason Spurs
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
GEORGE HERBERT

Ever Himself Look Well
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
GEORGE HERBERT

Another Feet Half Straw
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
GEORGE HERBERT

Children Father First
The wife is the key of the house.
GEORGE HERBERT

House Key Wife
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
GEORGE HERBERT

Door Enter House Leave
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
GEORGE HERBERT

Lying Perish Trust
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
GEORGE HERBERT

Night Wisdom Wise
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
GEORGE HERBERT

Master Parent Requite
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
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
GEORGE HERBERT

Courtesy Desire News
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
GEORGE HERBERT

Confidence Inspirational Sport
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
GEORGE HERBERT

Bees Found Rivers

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

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