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Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.

George Herbert

Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
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Built House Lawyer
A little labour, much health.
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Health Labour Littles
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
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Encounter Goeth Hath
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
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Bread Estate Two Wallet
Prettiness dies first.
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Die First Prettiness
Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.
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Drink Frog Gossip Talk
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
True beauty dwells on high: ours is a flame But borrowed thence to light us thither. Beauty and beauteous words should go together.
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Beauty Flame Light
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
Where there is peace, God is.
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God Life Peace
A feather in hand is better then a bird in the ayre.
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Bird Feather Hand
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
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Better None People Servant
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
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 plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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Play Well Win
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think

Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.

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