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In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

George Herbert

The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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Fasten Gaine People
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
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
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
The cholerick man never wants woe.
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Cholerick Men Need Woe
No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
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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Body Pain Wine
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
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
An old dog barks not in vain.
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Bark Dog Vain
Weening is not measure.
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Doubt Knowlegfe Matter Weep

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.

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