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He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.

George Herbert

Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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Blame Peter Saint
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
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Fortune Great Misfortune
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
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
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
He that staies does the businesse.
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Busines Gather People Staiies
The offender never pardons.
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Forgiveness Literature Pardon
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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Cheerful Encouragement Positivity
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
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Bone Dog Swallow
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
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass

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