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George Herbert

Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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Fasten Gaine People
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
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Bees Know Spy
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
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Fear Hope Path Right Wrong
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
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
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Lying Reason Spurs
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
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
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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Courtesy Desire News
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
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice
He that staies does the businesse.
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Busines Gather People Staiies
God is at the end, when we thinke he is furthest off it.
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End Furthest Thinke
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way

He that will be surety, shall pay.

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