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With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

George Herbert

Never was strumpet faire.
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Create Faire Strumpet
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
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Law Morning Night
Hee that gets out of debt, growes rich.
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Debt Grow Rich
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
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Assurance Master Pay
The Italians are wise before the deede, the Germanes in the deede, the French after the deede. [The Italians are wise before the deed, the Germens in the deed, the French after the deed.]
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Deeds Wise
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
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Men Remedy Thing
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
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Broken Ill Look Ustom
Who shuts his hand has lost his gold, Who opens it hath it twice told.
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Gold Hands Lost
Music helps not the toothache.
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Help Music Toothache
An ill deed cannot bring honor.
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Deed Honor Ill
He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]
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Play Well Win
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
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Alcohol Drink Glass
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years after. [Who eats the king’s goose voids the feathers a hundred years after.]
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King Void Years
He that will be surety, shall pay.
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Pay People Surety
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
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Brest Side Squrres
It is very hard to shave an egge. [It is very hard to shave an egg.]
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Egg Hard Shave

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

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