It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
GEORGE HERBERTHe that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle. [Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]
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An old dog barks not in vain.
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The wife is the key of the house.
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Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
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Thou that hast given so much to me give me one thing more, a grateful heart: not thankful when it pleaseth me, as if Thy blessings had spare days, but such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.
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Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
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Conversation makes one what he is.
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Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
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He that burnes most shines most.
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Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
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In a long journey straw waighs.
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An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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