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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

George Herbert

A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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Folly Grief House
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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Needle Past People Thread
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
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Deception Feet Physicians
It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
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Bow Fish Rule Sure
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

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