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• Every thing new is fine.

  George Herbert

  Fine

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.294

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• To the counsel of fools a wooden bell.

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  Bells, Fool

  George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.310

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• Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand.

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  Hands, Giving, Clown

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.295

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• In every Art it is good to have a master.
  [In every art it is good to have a master.]

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  Art, Masters

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.165

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• The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.

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  Giving, Hard

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• The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.

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  Men, Giving, Sick

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.371

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• A City that parlies is half gotten.
  [A city that parleys is half gotten.]

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  Cities, Half

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• He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

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  Encounters, Goeth

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.345

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• Beate the dog before the Lyon.

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  Dog

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.355

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• Trust not one night's ice.

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  Trust, Night, Ice

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.306

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• Little pitchers have wide eares.
  [Little pitchers have wide ears.]

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  Ears, Littles, Hearing

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• Death keeps no calendar.

  George Herbert

  Calendars

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.319

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• Every ill man hath his ill day.

  George Herbert

  Men, Ill

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.295

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• A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

  George Herbert

  Horse, Scabs, Combs

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.370

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• We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh till your hearts ake.

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  Heart, Men, Laughing

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.373

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• We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.

  George Herbert

  Honour

  George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.310

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• We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.

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  Soon Enough, Enough, Wells

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert: With life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes”, p.326, [s.n.]

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• We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.

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  May, Littles, Ends

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.187

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• Wealth is like rheume, it falles on the weakest parts.

  George Herbert

  Wealth

  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.159

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• Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.

  George Herbert

  Done

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.362

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• Weening is not measure.

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  George Herbert (1836). “The works of George Herbert. containing Parentalia, the 2nd copy wanting the 1st sheet of vol.2].”, p.173

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• Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
  [Welcome evil, if thou comest alone.]

  George Herbert

  Evil, Welcome, Ifs

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• Were it not for the bone in the legge, all the world would turne Carpenters (to make them crutches).

  George Herbert

  World, Bones, Crutches

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

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• Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.

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

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• Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

  George Herbert

  Would Be

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.294

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