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George Herbert

It’s a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
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Bed Dangerous Fire
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly. [There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
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Folly Jollity Smack
Sum up at night what thou hast done by day.
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Night Wisdom Wise
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
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Covertly Rude Speak Truth
Hee lookes not well to himselfe that lookes not ever.
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Ever Himself Look Well
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
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Needle Past People Thread
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it. [He that hath but one eye must be afraid to lose it.]
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Bees Eye Lose
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
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
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
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).
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Ask Book Sounsell
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
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Emotion Much Spaniard
Good is the mora that makes all sure.
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All Good Mora Sure

Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.

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