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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
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Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
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He that believes all misseth he that believes nothing, hits not.
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At Court, every one for himselfe. [At court, everyone for himself.]
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Evening words are not like to morning.
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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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A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
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Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
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The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
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Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
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Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
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Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why. [I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]
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Praise a hill, but keepe below.
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A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]
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He that makes a good war makes a good peace.
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Gold thou mayst safely touch but if it stick Unto thy hands, it woundeth to the quick.
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He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.
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