Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
GEORGE HERBERTReason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Weening is not measure.
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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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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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Better never begin than never make an end.
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The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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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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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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The eye will have his part.
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