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To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

George Herbert

Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
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
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
The eye will have his part.
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Eye Hope Part Vision
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
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Bacon Chimney Think
In a long journey straw waighs.
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Journey Long Patience Weight
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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Dog Fire Nut
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Long Rope Wait
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week
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
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle

To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.

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