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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine Who sweeps a room as forThy laws Makes it and th'action fine.
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Sundays observe think when the bells do chime, 'T is angels' music.
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Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
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As flames do work and wind when they ascend, So did I weave myself into the sense.
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Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
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Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
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Do not wait the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
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Better a barefoot than none.
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True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Cities seldome change Religion only.
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He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
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By all means use sometimes to be alone.
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