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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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Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
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Age Need Treasurer Youth
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts. [The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.]
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Cutt Steel Tongue
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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First Fool Wedge
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
He that burnes most shines most.
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Buriesm Most Emotion People Shine
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
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Mother Nose Wipe
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
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Long Rope Wait
Weening is not measure.
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Doubt Knowlegfe Matter Weep
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Dead Give Restore
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.
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Country Hath People
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
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Discontened Easie Men
He that gains well and spends well needs no count book.
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Book Gains Need
The way is an ill neighbour.
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Ill Neighbour Way
Music helps not the toothache.
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Help Music Toothache
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish. [I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
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Fish Morsel Take
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
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft. [Of a pig’s tail you can never make a good shaft.]
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Good Make Pig Shaft Tail

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