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Good and quickly seldom meet.

George Herbert

He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
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
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Broken Ill Look Ustom
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
The Physitian owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little mony.
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Little Own Patient
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
It is better to have wings then hornes.
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Betetr Horne Wing
Weening is not measure.
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Doubt Knowlegfe Matter Weep
No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Men Miserable Pennies
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay

Good and quickly seldom meet.

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