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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.

George Herbert

The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Cutt Steel Tongue
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
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
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
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
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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Come Hen Scrape
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think

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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