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George Herbert

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
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.
GEORGE HERBERT

Needle Past People Thread
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Mean Measure Run Year
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
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
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
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh

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