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

George Herbert

Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
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Medicine Mony People Ready
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
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
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
Astrologie is true, but the Astrologers cannot finde it.
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Astrology Find Matter People
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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Fish Morsel Take
If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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Folly Grief House
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
Prettiness dies first.
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Die First Prettiness
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
Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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Need Occasion Require
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool

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