Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
GEORGE HERBERTThe dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Every one is witty for his owne purpose.
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Anothers bread costs deare.
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The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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