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Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.

George Herbert

Of all smells, bread; of all tastes, salt.
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Food Smell Taste
Only a sweet and virtuous soul, like seasoned timber, never gives.
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Giving Soul Sweet
Better never begin than never make an end.
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End Laziness Speaker
There are many waies to fame. {There are many ways to fame.]
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Fame Many Way
A child correct behind and not before.
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Behind Children Correct
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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Fishing Jew Pot Wine
The reasons of the poore weigh not. [The reasons of the poor weigh not.]
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Poor Reason Weigh
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
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Children Morsel Own
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
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Beare Eye Jest Religion
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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Honest Thieves Thunder
I envy no man’s nightingale or spring; Nor let them punish me with loss of rhyme, Who plainly say, My God, My King.
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King Loss Spring
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
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome. [In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.]
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Bottom Swim World
Many, affecting wit beyond their power, Have got to be a dear fool for an hour.
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Fool Hour Wit
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie.
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