Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
GEORGE HERBERTEnvy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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All our pompe the earth covers.
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Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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To take the nuts from the fire with the dogges foot. [To take the nuts from the fire with the dog’s foot.]
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
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Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
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It’s no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
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A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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The eye will have his part.
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The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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