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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

George Herbert

In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
All that shakes falles not.
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People Shakefall
A penny spar’d is twice got.
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Payment Penny People Twice
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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Owner Purpose Witty
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
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
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
Better never begin than never make an end.
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End Laziness Speaker
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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Encounter Goeth Hath
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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End Furthest Thinke
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle

A married man turns his staffe into a stake.

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