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Where there is peace, God is.

George Herbert

Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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Needle Past People Thread
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack
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
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Mean Measure Run Year
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Drowned Length Swimmer
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells

Where there is peace, God is.

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