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The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

George Herbert

In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.
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Bees Found Rivers
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
When war begins, then hell openeth.
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Hell Openth War
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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Drowned Length Swimmer
Wee know not who lives or dies.
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Die Know Live People
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
Better suffer ill, then doe ill. [Better suffer ill, than do ill.]
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Better Health People Suffer
Shall I, to please another wine-sprung minde, Lose all mine own? God hath giv’n me a measure Short of His can and body; must I find A pain in that, wherein he finds a pleasure?
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Body Pain Wine
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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Confidence Inspirational Sport
Good and quickly seldom meet.
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Haste Meet Seldom
Being on sea saile, being on land settle. [Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.]
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Land Sea Settle
The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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Atheism Atheist Devil
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
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Children Father First
Sink not in spirit; who aimeth at the sky Shoots higher much than he that means a tree.
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Mean Sky Success
Envy not greatness: for thou mak’st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
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Distance Envy Greatness

The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.

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