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Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.

George Herbert

Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
The life of man is a winter way.
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Men Way Winter
None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Burden Know Understand Weight
Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Gratitude Thankful Thanksgiving
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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Another Feet Half Straw
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell
No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success

Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.

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