John Heywood
John Heywood
John Heywoodwas an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no musical works survive...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
happiness wise
Better to be happy than wise.
horse grass
While the grass groweth the horse starveth.
horse grey mares
The grey mare is the better horse.
cat grey candle
When all candles be out, all cats be grey.
long lasts evermore
Be the day never so long, Evermore at last they ring to evensong.
rome one-day cannes
Rome was not built in one day.
friendship men
But in deede, A friend is never knowne till a man have neede.
children fire
Burnt child fire dredth.
children
Children learne to creepe ere they can learne to goe.
bird nests foul
It is a foul bird that filleth his own nest.
inspirational life inspirational-life
The more the merrier.
inspirational life inspirational-life
The nearer to the church, the further from God.
weed spring eye
What a time herbs and weeds, and such things could talk, A man in his garden one day did walk, Spying a nettle green (as th'emeraude) spread in a bed of roses like the ruby red. Between which two colors he thought, but his eye, The green nettle did the red rose beautify. "How be it," he asked the nettle, "what thing Made him so pert? So nigh the Rose to Spring.
wisdom men shoes
Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot.