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When thou dost tell another's jest, therein
Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need;
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When thou dost tell another's jest, therein
Omit the oaths, which true wit cannot need;
Pick out of tales the mirth, but not the sin.

by George Herbert Found in: Story telling Quotes,
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The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]

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Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.

Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.

Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
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The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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