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

George Herbert

Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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Dry Slander Tempest
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
It’s not good fishing before the net.
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Catch Fish Good Net
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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Morning Night Soul
Better never begin than never make an end.
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End Laziness Speaker
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
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
It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Betetr Horne Wing
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
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

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

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