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

George Herbert

Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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Gain Spend Techheth
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
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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Folly Grief House
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
The life of man is a winter way.
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Men Way Winter
We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts.
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Age Example Need
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
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Gentle Heart Love
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude
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
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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Come Hen Scrape
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill

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

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