"Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away."
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"That from small fires comes oft no small mishap."
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"The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne."
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"If I have enough for myself and family, I am steward only for myself; if I have more, I am but a steward of that abundance for others."
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"Man is all symmetry, Full of proportions, one limb to another."
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"Let thy mind still be bent, still plotting, where, And when, and how thy business may be done. Slackness breeds worms; but the sure traveller, Though he alights sometimes still goeth on."
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"If that thy fame with ev'ry toy be pos'd, 'Tis a thin web, which poysonous fancies make; But the great souldier's honour was compos'd Of thicker stuf, which would endure a shake. Wisdom picks friends; civility plays the rest; A toy shunn'd cleanly passeth with the best."
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"If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains. If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains."
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"Who goes to bed, and doth not pray, Maketh two nights to every day!"
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"To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes. [To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.]"
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"Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, makes that and the action fine."
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"The drunkard forfeits man and doth divest All wordly right, save what he hath by beast."
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"Quick believers need broad shoulders."
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"Every sin brings its punishment with it."
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"The dark grave, which knows all secrets, can alone reclaim the fatal doubt once cast on a woman's name."
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"Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge: If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speak something good. If all want sense, God takes a text, and preaches patience."
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"He that gives me small gifts would have me live."
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"Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes."
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"If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese."
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"In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers."
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