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All things on earth thus change, some up, some down; Content’s a kingdom, and I wear that crown.

John Heywood

Feed by measure, and defy the physician.
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Measure Physician Treatment
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
A cat may looke on a King.
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Cat King May
Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.
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Music Nature Silence
Every dog has its day.
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Dog Wisdom Wise
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
When the iron is hot, strike.
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Hot Iron Opportunity
Thrée maie a kepe counsayle, if two be away.
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Away Counsayle Two
Make hay while the sun shines.
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Opportunity Shining Work
Much water goeth by the millThat the miller knoweth not of.
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Goeth Happen Much Water
Small pitchers have wyde eares.
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Eares Pitcher Wyde
To give importance to trifling matters.
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Giving Importance Matter
It had need to bee A wylie mouse that should breed in the cats eare.
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Care Cat Need
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
It is a poor dog that is not worth the whistling
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Dog Fun Poor Whistling
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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