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Weening is not measure.

George Herbert

Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
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House One People Trust
When thou dost tell another’s jest, therein Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.
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Mirth Needs Sin
Anothers bread costs deare.
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Bread Cost Dear
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void of knowledge, or of the fear of God.
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Fear God Knowledge Men Void
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
Ready mony is a ready Medicine.
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Medicine Mony People Ready
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
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
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Everyone Fault Time
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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Betimes Rise Some Thing
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.
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Bee Gain May Steal
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Attend Men World
By no means run in debt: take thine own measure, Who cannot live on twenty pound a year, Cannot on forty.
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Mean Measure Run Year
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
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Friday Sing Sunday Week

Weening is not measure.

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