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John Heywood

When all candles are out, all cats are grey, All things are then of one color, as who say. And this proverb faith, for quenching hot desire, Foul water as soon as faire, will quench hot fire.
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Cat Hot Water
Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe! If I can’t pay, why I can owe, And death makes equal the high and low.
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Care Death World
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Birthday Gratitude Horse
Every dog has its day.
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Dog Wisdom Wise
He that will not whan he may,Whan he would, he shall haue nay.
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Haue May People Person
Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote.
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Dead Long Man People Person
This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine daies.
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Last Nine Wonder
To give importance to trifling matters.
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Giving Importance Matter
He makes a beggar first that first relieves him; Not us’rers make more beggars where they live Than charitable men that use to give.
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Giving Men Use
A cat may looke on a King.
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Cat King May
All a green willow, willow, All a green willow is my garland.
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Garlands Green Tree
Feed by measure, and defy the physician.
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Measure Physician Treatment
All things on earth thus change, some up, some down; Content’s a kingdom, and I wear that crown.
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Contentment Crown Earth
Let the world wagge, and take mine ease in myne Inne.
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Ease Mine World
It is a poor dog that is not worth the whistling
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Dog Fun Poor Whistling
It had need to bee A wylie mouse that should breed in the cats eare.
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Care Cat Need

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