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He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.

George Herbert

Summe up at night what thou hast done by day; And in the morning what thou hast to do. Dresse and undresse thy soul; mark the decay And growth of it; if, with thy watch, that too Be down then winde up both; since we shall be Most surely judg’d, make thy accounts agree.
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Morning Night Soul
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
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End Lasts Particular
To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.
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Fair Ready Window
Sundays observe; think when the bells do chime, ‘T is angels’ music.
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Angel Sunday Think
Anothers bread costs deare.
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Bread Cost Dear
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
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Goest Grief People World
He that burnes most shines most.
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Buriesm Most Emotion People Shine
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
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Enough Soon Wells
Good workemen are seldome rich.
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Good Rich Work
Man is one world, and hath / Another to attend him.
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Attend Men World
With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.
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Live Well Well
All our pompe the earth covers.
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Cover Earth Pompe
A dead Bee maketh no Hony.
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Bees Hony Maketh
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
Frenzy, Heresie, and Jealovsie, seldome cured.
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Cure Frenzy Jealovsie
Little pitchers have wide eares. [Little pitchers have wide ears.]
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Ears Hearing Little

He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.

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