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Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.

George Herbert

The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Weening is not measure.
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Doubt Knowlegfe Matter Weep
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice
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
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
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
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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Goest Grief People World
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little

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