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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.

George Herbert

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
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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Play Well Win
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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Fish Morsel Take
It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Betetr Horne Wing
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes

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