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He that staies does the businesse.

George Herbert

Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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First Fool Wedge
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
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
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot

He that staies does the businesse.

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