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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

George Herbert

There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
To 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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Dog Fire Nut
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Mirth Needs Sin
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Honour Profit Religion
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Blame Peter Saint
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Long Rope Wait
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder

Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.

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