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He that burnes most shines most.

George Herbert

In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
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.
GEORGE HERBERT

Make Mill Paire Wind
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
None knows the weight of another’s burden.
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Burden Know Understand Weight
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
GEORGE HERBERT

Blame Peter Saint
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
GEORGE HERBERT

King Loss Spring
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
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 in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
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 burnes most shines most.

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