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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]

George Herbert

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
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 honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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Cheerful Encouragement Positivity
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
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
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
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Bow Fish Rule Sure
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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Children Father First
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
The life of man is a winter way.
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Men Way Winter

Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]

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