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Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.

George Herbert

There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Ever Himself Look Well
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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Chasten Emotion People Version
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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First Fool Wedge
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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Eat Greedy Horse
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Men Miserable Pennies

Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.

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Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.

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