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Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.

George Herbert

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
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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Chasten Emotion People Version
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
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
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
He that staies does the businesse.
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Busines Gather People Staiies
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will

Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.

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