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An ill deed cannot bring honor.

George Herbert

Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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Folly Grief House
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
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
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill
Anothers bread costs deare.
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Bread Cost Dear
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
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
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak

An ill deed cannot bring honor.

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