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To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.

George Herbert

True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
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Beauty Borrowed Flame
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
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
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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Courtesy Desire News
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
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
Prettiness dies first.
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Die First Prettiness
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
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
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave

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