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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

George Herbert

The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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Better None People Servant
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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Chasten Emotion People Version
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell
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
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Mean Solitude Use
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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Owner Purpose Witty
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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Need Occasion Require

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