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There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.

George Herbert

Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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End Furthest Thinke
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder
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
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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Another Feet Half Straw
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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Compromise Fat Lawsuit
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 scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.

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