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A little labour, much health.

George Herbert

Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Master Parent Requite
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
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
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine

A little labour, much health.

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