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In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.

George Herbert

Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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Fire Ship Water
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Mirth Needs Sin
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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End Furthest Thinke
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
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Ever Himself Look Well
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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Fasten Gaine People
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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Needle Past People Thread

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