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A penny spar’d is twice got.

George Herbert

It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine
The offender never pardons.
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Forgiveness Literature Pardon
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
The life of man is a winter way.
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Men Way Winter
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
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Bacon Chimney Think
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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Owner Purpose Witty
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring

A penny spar’d is twice got.

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