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Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

George Herbert

Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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Fasten Gaine People
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Deception Feet Physicians
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
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
Music helps not the toothache.
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Help Music Toothache
Weening is not measure.
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Doubt Knowlegfe Matter Weep
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Bees Hony Maketh
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth

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