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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

George Herbert

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Honour Profit Religion
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Blame Peter Saint
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
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
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.
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Beauty Husband Lover Poor

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