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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.

George Herbert

He that is angry at a feast is rude.
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Angry Feast Rude
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors. [A fat housekeeper makes lean executors.]
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Fat House Keeper
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
The best smell is bread; the best saver, salt; the best love, that of children.
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Children Love Smell
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
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Men Miserable Pennies
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
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Absent Dead House
Who would doe ill ne’re wants occasion.
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Need Occasion Require
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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Lying Reason Spurs
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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All Good Mora Sure
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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Choak Myself Upbraided
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
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Call Chuse Olives
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
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Fasten Gaine People
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
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Foul Horse Stalk

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