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English 16th Century Quotes

Dirty water will quench fire. -mid 16th


Time is money. -late 16th


It is a wise child that knows its own father. -late 16th


Virtue is its own reward. -early 16th


Faint heart never won fair lady. -mid 16th


As good be an addled egg as an idle bird. -late 16th


The weakest go to the wall. -early 16th


A golden key can open any door. -late 16th


Times change and we with time. attributed to the Emperor Lothar I (795-855) in the form 'Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis [All things change, and we change with them]' -late 16th


Evil doers are evil dreaders. -late 16th


A slice off a cut loaf isn't missed. -late 16th


Give a thing, and take a thing, to wear the devil's gold ring. -late 16th


The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love. -early 16th

Love Quotes

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. -mid 16th


Hope deferred makes the heart sick. -early 16th; Bible