Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
GEORGE HERBERTIt’s not good fishing before the net.
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A little labour, much health.
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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He that chastens one, chastens 20.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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The wife is the key of the house.
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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest. [When it thunders, the thief becomes honest.]
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To gaine teacheth how to spend. [To gain teacheth how to spend.]
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A married man turns his staffe into a stake.
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Good swimmers at length are drowned.
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If folly were griefe every house would weepe. [If folly were grief, every house would weep.]
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The scalded head feares cold water.
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It is better to have wings then hornes.
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The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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They that are booted are not alwaies ready.
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