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Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.

George Herbert

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
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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Cheerful Encouragement Positivity
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Broken Ill Look Ustom
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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Men Miserable Pennies
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Blame Peter Saint
The eye will have his part.
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Eye Hope Part Vision
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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First Fool Wedge
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Ever Himself Look Well
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
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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Beauty Flame Light

Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.

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