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He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.

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
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
The eye will have his part.
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Eye Hope Part Vision
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
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Honour Profit Religion
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Blame Peter Saint
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
Religion, Credit, and the Eye are not to be touched.
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Credit Eye Touched
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
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Lying Perish Trust
By all means use sometimes to be alone. Salute thyself: see what thy soul doth wear.
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Mean Meditation Soul
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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Beare Eye Jest Religion
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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Play Well Win
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy

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