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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.

John Heywood

Feed by measure, and defy the physician.
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Measure Physician Treatment
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
Small pitchers have wyde eares.
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Eares Pitcher Wyde
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
Much water goeth by the millThat the miller knoweth not of.
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Goeth Happen Much Water
It had need to bee A wylie mouse that should breed in the cats eare.
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Care Cat Need
Make hay while the sun shines.
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Opportunity Shining Work
Thrée maie a kepe counsayle, if two be away.
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Away Counsayle Two
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Birthday Gratitude Horse
Let the world wagge, and take mine ease in myne Inne.
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Ease Mine World
Nought venture, nought have. [Nothing ventured, nothing gained.]
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Life Risk Struggle Venture
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 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
It is a poor dog that is not worth the whistling
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Dog Fun Poor Whistling
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

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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