Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
GEORGE HERBERTTo take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Never was strumpet faire.
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Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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He that will be surety, shall pay.
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A penny spar’d is twice got.
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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All that shakes falles not.
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