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Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.

George Herbert

In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
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Ill Straw
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
The scalded head feares cold water.
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Cold Fear Water
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul
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
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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Cheerful Encouragement Positivity
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Married Men Stake
The cow knows not what her tail is worth till she has lost it.
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Cow Lost Tail
When a Lackey comes to hells doore, the devills locke the gates.
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Gate Hell Lackey
He that staies does the businesse.
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Busines Gather People Staiies

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