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• When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.

  George Herbert

  Men, Stomach

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

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• When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
  [When age is jocund, it makes sport for death.]

  George Herbert

  Sports, Age

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• When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
  [When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot be much.]

  George Herbert

  Men, Bees

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

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• When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.

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  Young, Grows

  George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

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• When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.

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  Children, Done, Quiet

  George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.307

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• When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the disorderly.

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  Made, Disorder, Masters

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• When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.

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  Understanding, Firsts, Gods Will

  George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

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• When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
  [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]

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  Thieves, Honest, Thunder

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• When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.

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  House

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

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• When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.

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  All Things

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

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• When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
  [When the tree is fallen, all go with their hatchet.]

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  Tree, Hatchet, Fallen

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• When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.

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  Hammers, Strikes, Poor Richard

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.332

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• When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.

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  House

  George Herbert, Joseph Hall (1855). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall”, p.322

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• Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

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  Honour

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

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• Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.

  George Herbert

  Chimneys

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.319

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• Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.

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  George Herbert (1959). “The works of George Herbert”

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• While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
  [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]

  George Herbert

  Fool, Advise, Discreet

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• Who doth his owne businesse, foules not his hands.

  George Herbert

  Hands

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.336

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• Who hastens a glutton choakes him.

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  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.357

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• Who hath a Wolfe for his mate, needes a Dog for his man.

  George Herbert

  Dog, Men, Mates

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.317

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• Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.

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  Sweet, Mouths, Bitter

  George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.264

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• Who hath no hast in his businesse, mountaines to him seeme valleys.

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  Valleys

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.364

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• Who hath no more bread then neede, must not keepe a dog.

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  Dog, Bread

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.321

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• Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.

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  Likes, Bread

  George Herbert (1857). “Works: In Prose & Verse”, p.314

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• Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.

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  Accounts, Knows

  George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.325

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