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God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.

George Herbert

Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Men Miserable Pennies
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Bees Hony Maketh
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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Eat Greedy Horse
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
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Dry Slander Tempest
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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Owner Purpose Witty
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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Compromise Fat Lawsuit
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready

God heales, and the Physitian hath the thankes.

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