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Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.

George Herbert

Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
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Door Enter House Leave
He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
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
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
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Eat Greedy Horse
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
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
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Brabling Need

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