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Ready mony is a ready Medicine.

George Herbert

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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Fear Grief Money
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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Courtesy Desire News
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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End Furthest Thinke
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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Play Well Win
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Master Parent Requite
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay

Ready mony is a ready Medicine.

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