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Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
George Herbert
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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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I envy no man's nightingale or spring Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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God's mill grinds slow, but sure.
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Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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At the games end we shall see who gaines.
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When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
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Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on every thing.
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If I have enough for myself and family, I am steward only for myself if I have more, I am but a steward of that abundance for others.
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Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
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The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
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Storms make the oak grow deeper roots.
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Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
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