Citations:strike while the iron is hot

These citations are intended to show usage of 'strike while the iron is hot' as a proverb.
 * 2015, Jennifer Speake, The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Oxford University Press, USA (ISBN 9780198734901), page 303
 * STRIKE while the iron is hot Act immediately when circumstances are exactly right. A proverb originally alluding to the blacksmith&#39;s craft. Cf. late 13th-cent. Fr.  len doit batre lefer tandis cum il est chauz, one must strike the iron while it is hot.  D c 1386 CHAUCER Tale of Melibee l. 1035 Whil that iren is hoot, men sholden  smyte. 1546 J. HEYwooD Dialogue of Proverbs I. iii. A4 And one good lesson to  this purpose I pyke [pick] From the smiths forge, whan thyron is hote stryke. 1576  G.
 * 2000, Robert J. Sbordone, Ronald E. Saul, Neuropsychology for Health Care Professionals and Attorneys, Second Edition, CRC Press (ISBN 9781420025750), page 262
 * For example, if they are asked to indicate what the proverb &quot;Strike while the iron is hot&quot; means, they will frequently say, &quot;When the iron is hot, you strike it,&quot; thus  failing to grasp the abstract principle contained within the proverb and instead  providing a concrete interpretation based on the perceived physical properties  contained within the proverb. Reliability and Validity This test appears to have  adequate test-retest reliability. It appears to be sensitive to patients with bilateral  frontal lobe ...
 * 1855, John Warner Barber, The Hand Book of Illustrated Proverbs: Comprising Also a Selection of Approved Proverbs of Various Nations and Languages, Ancient and Modern, page 152
 * In public affairs, we see the lesson conveyed by the proverb. In public meetings, where some object of great utility is proposed, the orators on the occasion often  have a powerful influence on the minds of the audience, their feelings are deeply  engaged, &quot; they are warm on the subject.&quot; Now is the time to send round a  subscription paper, or contribution box. Now is the time to strike while the iron is  hot. If it is delayed to next week, or some other time, the public mind becomes  cooled, or is ...