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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.

George Herbert

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
No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
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
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
GEORGE HERBERT

Attend Men World
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Mean Measure Run Year
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Married Men Stake
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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Encounter Goeth Hath
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
GEORGE HERBERT

Fear God Knowledge Men Void

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