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George Herbert
Age: 39 †
Born: 1593
Born: April 3
Died: 1633
Died: March 1
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Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not till then.
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God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords.
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Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
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Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your hedge.
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The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
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The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
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Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
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After so many deaths I live and write.
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Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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The resolved mind hath no cares.
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States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall bodies.
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Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
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Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
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By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear. Dare to look in thy chest for 'Tis thine own: And tumble up and down what thou findst there. Who cannot rest till he good fellows find, he breaks up house, turns out of doors his mind.
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Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
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A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
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The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
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