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The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.

George Herbert

They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
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
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Mirth Needs Sin
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
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
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
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw

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