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Conversation makes one what he is.

George Herbert

Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Salt Smell Taste
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
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
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
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
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.
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Deception Feet Physicians
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
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
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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Beauty Flame Light
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude

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