I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
GEORGE HERBERTHe 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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Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Good workemen are seldome rich.
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He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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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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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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The eye will have his part.
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