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George Herbert
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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe. [Three helping one another, bear the burden of six.]
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Favour will as surely perish as life.
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Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with thoughts.
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The hearts letter is read in the eyes.
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house. [He that would be well needs not go from his own house.]
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Man is all symmetry, Full of proportions, one limb to another.
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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
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