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Prettiness dies first.

George Herbert

He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
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
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Dry Slander Tempest
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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Dog Fire Nut
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
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
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Honour Profit Religion
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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Come Hen Scrape
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Cutt Steel Tongue

Prettiness dies first.

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