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A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]

George Herbert

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
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
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
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
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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Another Feet Half Straw
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
A penny spar’d is twice got.
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Payment Penny People Twice
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
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
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 will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
GEORGE HERBERT

Morning Night Soul

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