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Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.

George Herbert

Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Lying Reason Spurs
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Honour Profit Religion
A child correct behind and not before.
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Behind Children Correct
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
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
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own

Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.

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