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In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.

George Herbert

He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
GEORGE HERBERT

Brest Side Squrres
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
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Dry Slander Tempest
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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Fear Grief Money
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Bees Hony Maketh
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.
GEORGE HERBERT

Courtesy Desire News
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
GEORGE HERBERT

Betimes Rise Some Thing
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
GEORGE HERBERT

Fat House Keeper

In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.

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