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It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.

George Herbert

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
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Burden Light Long
Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Horse Long Race
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
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
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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Fortune Great Misfortune

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