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The scalded head feares cold water.

George Herbert

Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water

The scalded head feares cold water.

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