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In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.

George Herbert

When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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Bee Honey Sweet
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
That flesh is but the glasse, which holds the dust That measures all our time; which also shall Be crumbled into dust.
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Dust Flesh Mortality
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
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
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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Dog Fire Nut
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
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
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
No Alchymy to saving.
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Alchymy People Save
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet

In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.

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