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Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.

George Herbert

In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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Courtesy Desire News
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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Children Father First
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
GEORGE HERBERT

End Lasts Particular
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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First Fool Wedge
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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Eat Greedy Horse
Better never begin than never make an end.
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End Laziness Speaker
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
The cholerick man never wants woe.
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Cholerick Men Need Woe
It’s not good fishing before the net.
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Catch Fish Good Net

Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.

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