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It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]

George Herbert

A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
It’s not good fishing before the net.
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Catch Fish Good Net
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
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
He that staies does the businesse.
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Busines Gather People Staiies
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
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success
Conversation makes one what he is.
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Conversation Make People Success
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

It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]

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