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When the cat's away the rats will play.
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When the child cuts its teeth, death is on the watch.
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When the corsair promises masses and candles, it goes ill with
the galley.
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When the devil says his prayers he wants to cheat you.
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When the Devil was sick the Devil a monk would be,
When the Devil got well, the devil a monk was he.
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When the fields yield not, the saints have not.
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When the flatterer pipes, the devil dances.
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When the fool has made up his mind the market is over.
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When the iron is hot, then is the time to strike.
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When the prior plays cards, what will the monks do?
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When the rabbit has escaped, comes advice.
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When the river makes no noise, it is either dried up or much
swollen.
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When the Spaniard sings, he is either mad or has no money.
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When the spleen increases, the body diminishes.
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When the steed is stolen, you shut the stable door.
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When the summer is winter, and the winter is summer, it is a
sorry year.
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When there are two friends to one purse, one sings, the other
weeps.
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When they give you the calf, be ready with the halter.
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When they offer you a ring, hold out your finger.
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When thieves fall out the thefts come to light.
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When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own.
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When thou seest thy house in flames, go warm thyself by it.
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When we ask a favour, we say, Madam; when we obtain it, what we
please.
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When we think to catch we are sometimes caught.
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When you are an anvil, bear; when you are a hammer, strike.
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When you are at Rome do as Rome does.
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When you are on the road speak not ill of your enemy.
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When you can't get bread, oat-cakes are not amiss.
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When you can't get meat, chickens and bacon are good.
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When you die, your trumpeter will be buried.
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When you eat new bread, don't drink water.
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When you go to a strange house knock at the door.
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Where force prevails, right perishes.
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Where friars abound keep your eyes open.
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Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel.
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Where God sends babbies he sends penny loaves.
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Where luck is wanting, diligence is useless.
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Where MacGregor sits at the head of the table.
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Where man is not, nature is barren.
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Where one door is shut another opens.
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Where one door shuts another opens.
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Where shall the ox go and not plough?
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Where the goat leaps, leaps that which sucks her.
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Where the heart is past hope, the face is past shame.
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Where the sea goes let the sands go.
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Where there is love, there is pain.
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Where there is no want of will, there will be no want of
opportunity.
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Where there's fire there's smoke.
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Where they eat your meat let them pick the bones.
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Where you father has been with ink, go not you with a bag (i.e.
what your father has sold and assigned, think not to recover with
a bag of papers. In other words, don't go to law for it.
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