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He that staies does the businesse.

George Herbert

None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Burden Know Understand Weight
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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Little Own Patient
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
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Bacon Chimney Think
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
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
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
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
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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Better None People Servant
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe

He that staies does the businesse.

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