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The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.

George Herbert

There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.
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Compromise Fat Lawsuit
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
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Come Hen Scrape
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 worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
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
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
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
Hee that is in a towne in May loseth his spring.
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May Spring
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
A child correct behind and not before.
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Behind Children Correct
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet

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