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It’s not good fishing before the net.

George Herbert

Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
The life of man is a winter way.
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Men Way Winter
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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Compromise Fat Lawsuit
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
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
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Deception Feet Physicians
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul

It’s not good fishing before the net.

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