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Speak fitly, or be silent wisely. - [Silence] Storms make oaks take deeper root. - [Strength] Sunday observe; think, when the bells do chime, 'tis angels' music; therefore come not late. - [Sabbath] Take not His name, who made thy mouth, in vain; It gets thee nothing, and hath no excuse. - [Oaths] The dark grave, which knows all secrets, can alone reclaim the fatal doubt once cast on a woman's name. - [Reputation] The drunkard forfeits man and doth divest All wordly right, save what he hath by beast. - [Drunkenness] The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords, Is when the soul unto the lines accords. - [Songs] The longest Day hath an Eueninge. - from a version of his published proverbs [Proverbs] The virtue of a coward is suspicion. - [Suspicion] This book of stars lights to eternal bliss. - [Bible] Thou that hast given so much to me, give one thing more--a grateful heart. - [Gratitude] Though punishment be slow, still it comes. - [Punishment] War makes thieves and peace hangs them. - [War] We live in an age that hath more need of good example than precepts. - [Example] When them dost tell another's jest, therein Omit the oaths which true wit cannot need; Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin; He pares his apple that will cleanly feed. - [Tongue] 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.] - from a version of his published proverbs [Proverbs] Who is the honest man? He that doth still and strongly good pursue To God, his neighbor, and himself most true: Whom neither force nor fawning can Unpin, or wrench from giving all their due. - [Honesty] Who sweeps a room, as for Thy laws, makes that and the action fine. - [Motive] Wouldst thou unlock the door to cold despair and knowing pensiveness? - [Despair] Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie; A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby. - Church Porch [Lying] Salute thyself; see what thy soul doth wear. - Church Porch [Soul] If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains. If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains. - Church Porch (last lines) [Deeds] He pares his apple that will cleanly feed. - Church Porch (st. 2) [Eating] In thy discourse, if thou desire to please; All such is courteous, useful, new, or wittie: Usefulness comes by labour, wit byease; Courtesie grows in court; news in the citie. - Church--Church Porch (st. 49) [Courtesy] Do well and right, and let the world sink. - Country Parson (ch. XXIX) [Action] Displaying page 3 of 53 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 [3] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
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