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He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]

George Herbert

The eye will have his part.
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Eye Hope Part Vision
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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Children Father First
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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May Spring
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
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
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 goeth farre hath many encounters.
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Encounter Goeth Hath
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Mirth Needs Sin
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow

He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]

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