Reason lies betweene the spurr...

Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
[Reason lies between the spur and the bridle.]

Say no ill of the yeere, till ...

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
[Say no ill of the year till it be past.]

Send a wise man on an errand, ...

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
[Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.]

Serve a noble disposition, tho...

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee will repay thee.

Set good against evill.
[...

Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]

Shewa good man his errour and ...

Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an ill, it doubles his fault.

Ships feare fire more then wat...

Ships feare fire more then water.
[Ships fear fire more than water.]

That which will not be spun, l...

That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle and the distaffe.

Let thy mind still be bent, st...

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.

If that thy fame with ev'ry to...

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.

If thou do ill, the joy fades,...

If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains. If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.

Throw away thy rod, throw away...

Throw away thy rod, throw away thy wrath; O my God, take the gentle path.

The constancy of the benefit o...

The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues a Deity.

The Chollerick drinkes, the Me...

The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick sleepes.

The blind eate many a flie.

The blind eate many a flie.
[The blind eat many a fly.]

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The best remedy against an ill...

The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
[The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between both.]

States have their conversions ...

States have their conversions and periods as well as naturall bodies.

Take heed of a person marked, ...

Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
[Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married.]

Sweet discourse makes short da...

Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
[Sweet discourse makes short days and nights.]

Take heed of a young wench, a ...

Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred woman.