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Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the market.

George Herbert

Home, Play

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.322

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Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
[Three helping one another, bear the burden of six.]

George Herbert

Three, Bears, Six

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The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne.

George Herbert

Punishment

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.356

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That from small fires comes oft no small mishap.

George Herbert

Fire, Mishaps, Results

George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.145

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At Length the Fox turnes Monk.

George Herbert

Foxes, Monk, Length

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.318

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Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.

George Herbert

Ashes, Divine

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.349

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Good workmen are seldom rich.

George Herbert

Work, Rich, Good Work

George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.326

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A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two. [A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther of the two.

George Herbert

Dwarves, Two, Giants

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By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.

George Herbert

Running, Mean, Years

George Herbert, Edward Clarke LOWE (1867). “The Church Porch, :... [being the Introduction to the Poem Entitled “The Temple”]; with Notes; and a Selection of Latin Hymns for Sunday Use in Upper Forms, Edited by E. C. Lowe”, p.16

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An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

George Herbert

Bees, Made, Oath

George Herbert (1941). “The works of George Herbert”, Oxford University Press

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Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
[Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]

George Herbert

Sea, Land, Settling

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Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.

George Herbert

Feet, Bed, Dry

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.335

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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.

George Herbert

Bees

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.369

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A disarmed peace is weake.

George Herbert

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.346

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A faire death honours the whole life.

George Herbert

Whole Life, Honour, Whole

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.341

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Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.

George Herbert

House

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.330

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Hee that tells his wife newes is but newly married.

George Herbert

Wife, Married

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.363

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Our owne actions are our security, not others judgements.

George Herbert

Judgement, Action, Security

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.297

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Three women make a market.

George Herbert

Three

George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.169

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The most effective mirror is definitely an previous good friend.

George Herbert

Good Friend, Mirrors

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Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.

George Herbert

Food, Smell, Taste

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.297

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Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
[Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you can.]

George Herbert

Daughter, Son, Your Son

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Nothing dries sooner then a teare.

George Herbert

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.348

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Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

George Herbert

Mean, Debt, Literature

George Herbert, Robert Eldridge Aris WILLMOTT (1862). “The Works of George Herbert ... Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott, etc”, p.334

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One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father.

George Herbert

Fathers Day, Son, Enough

George Herbert, Robert Eldridge Aris WILLMOTT (1862). “The Works of George Herbert ... Edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott, etc”, p.315

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Born: April 3, 1593
Died: March 1, 1633
Occupation: Poet
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