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He that will be surety, shall pay.

George Herbert

Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Long Rope Wait
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
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Fear Grief Money
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Mean Measure Run Year
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines. [While the discreet advise, the fool doth his busines.]
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Advise Discreet Fool
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
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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Dog Fire Nut
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
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Master Parent Requite
France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.
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Country Cutting People Thrice
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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Know Shoe Wear Wring
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Mirth Needs Sin
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
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Fine Ill Littles Wrapt
Anothers bread costs deare.
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Bread Cost Dear

He that will be surety, shall pay.

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