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Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.

George Herbert

When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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Encounter Goeth Hath
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Ever Himself Look Well
He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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Better None People Servant
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness

Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.

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