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John Heywood Quotes

John Heywood Quotes: A Curated Collection of the Best Inspirational, Motivational, and Thought-Provoking Sayings Written by John Heywood

John Heywood
Total Quotes 147
But Now I See Well The Old Proverb Is True: That Parish Priest Forgetteth That Ever He Was A Clerk!
Clerks
Forget
Priests
Half A Loaf Is Better Than None.
Half
Spanish Proverb
Make Hay While The Sun Shines.
Work
Opportunity
Shining
Thrée Maie A Kepe Counsayle, If Two Be Away.
Two
Ifs
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.
Men
Giving
Use
Three May Keep Counsel, If Two Be Away.
Two
Advice
Three
Beggars Can't Be Choosers.
Poverty
Beggar
Hee Must Have A Long Spoone, Shall Eat With The Devill.
Long
Evil
It Takes Nine Tailors To Make A Man.
Men
Tailors
Nine
It Is Good The Have A Hatch Before The Durre.
Prudence
Be The Day Never So Long, Evermore At Last They Ring To Evensong.
Long
Lasts
Rings
It Had Need To Bee A Wylie Mouse That Should Breed In The Cats Eare.
Cat
Needs
Care

About John Heywood

  • Born: 1497
  • Died: 1580
  • Occupation: Writer