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It is better to have wings then hornes.

George Herbert

A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
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
The wife is the key of the house.
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House Key Wife
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Ever Himself Look Well
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
True beauty lives on high. Ours is but a flame borrowed thence.
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Beauty Borrowed Flame
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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Come Hen Scrape
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
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
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

It is better to have wings then hornes.

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