| Quotes |
Topic |
| Repentance | Restore to God His due in tithe and time, A tithe purloin'd cankers the whole estate. |
| Results | That from small fires comes oft no small mishap. |
| Royalty | The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach. |
| Sabbath | Sundaies observe, think when the bells do chime, 'Tis angel's musick, therefore come not late. |
| Sabbath | The Sundaies of man's life, Thredded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal, glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gates stand ope, Blessings are plentiful and rife. More plentiful than hope. |
| Scripture | Bibles laid open, millions of surprises. |
| Scripture | Starres are poore books, and oftentimes do misse, This book of starres lights to eternal blisse. |
| Self Examination | 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. |
| Ships | A great ship askes deepe waters. |
| Ships | The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered. |
| Shoemaking | The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings. |
| Silence | Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away. |
| Society | If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him. |
| Spring | Sweet Spring, full of sweet dayes and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My musick shows ye have your closes, And all must die. |
| Story Telling | 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. |
| Temperance | Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, When once it is within thee, but before Mayst rule it, as thou list, and pour the shame, Which it would pour on thee, upon the floor. It is most just to throw that on the ground, Which would throw me there, if I keep the round. |
| Thieving | The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his sleeve. |
| Tongue | Better the feet slip then the tongue. |
| Trout | You must loose a flie to catch a trout. |
| Valor | Valour that parleys is near yielding. |
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