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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

George Herbert

Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness
They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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Always Boot Ready
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
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Fire Soldier Water
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.
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Foxes Girdle Mate
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
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God Thee Will
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
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
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
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Know Shoe Wear Wring
Dally not with mony or women. [Dally not with money or women.]
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Money Mony Women
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
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Leopard Observe Spot
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
The worst speak something good; if all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
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Need Patience Speak
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse of brain, says the Spaniard.
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Affection Brain Heat
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
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Good Hard Newes

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