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Thrée maie a kepe counsayle, if two be away.

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 wagge, and take mine ease in myne Inne.
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Ease Mine World
Many handis make light warke.
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Craete Hand Happen Light
When the iron is hot, strike.
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Hot Iron Opportunity
Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote.
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Dead Long Man People Person
It had need to bee A wylie mouse that should breed in the cats eare.
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Care Cat Need
All a green willow, willow, All a green willow is my garland.
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Garlands Green Tree
Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.
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Music Nature Silence
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
Nought venture, nought have. [Nothing ventured, nothing gained.]
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Life Risk Struggle Venture
This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine daies.
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Last Nine Wonder
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
The more the merrier.
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Inspirational Life People Person
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
Small pitchers have wyde eares.
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Eares Pitcher Wyde
Every dog has its day.
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Dog Wisdom Wise

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