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He that chastens one, chastens 20.

George Herbert

Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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All Good Mora Sure
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
In solitude, be a multitude to thyself. Tibullus by all means use sometimes to be alone.
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Mean Solitude Use
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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Goest Grief People World
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice

He that chastens one, chastens 20.

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