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Trust not one night’s ice.

George Herbert

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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Needle Past People Thread
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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Play Well Win
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
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Another Feet Half Straw
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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Beare Eye Jest Religion
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Broken Ill Look Ustom
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
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
In a long journey straw waighs.
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Journey Long Patience Weight
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
Of the smells, bread; of the tastes, salt.
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Salt Smell Taste
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

Trust not one night’s ice.

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