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When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.

George Herbert

A child correct behind and not before.
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Behind Children Correct
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
You cannot make a wind-mill goe with a paire of bellowes.
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Make Mill Paire Wind
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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Fasten Gaine People
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Master Parent Requite
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
To seek these things is lost labour; Geese in an oyle pot, fat Hogs among Jews, and Wine in a fishing net.
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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Long Rope Wait
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
Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.
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Land Ocean Sea
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
Trust not one night’s ice.
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Ice Night Trust
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
Conversation makes one what he is.
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Conversation Make People Success

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