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A man may well bring a horse to the water,
But he cannot make him drink without he will.
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The loss of wealth is loss of dirt,
As sages in all times assert;
The happy man's without a shirt.
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It is better to be
An old man's derling than a yong man's werling.
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Praie and shifte eche one for him selfe, as he can.
Euery man for him selfe, and god for us all.
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A hair of the dog that bit us. Proverbs, I, 11 But in deed, A friend is never known till a man have need.
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A man maie well bring a horse to the water,
but he can not make him drinke without he will.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
Cole Porter
John Heywood
Born:
1497
Died:
1580
(aged 83)
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