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A dead Bee maketh no Hony.

George Herbert

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
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
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
Music helps not the toothache.
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Help Music Toothache
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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Little Own Patient
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack

A dead Bee maketh no Hony.

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