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
bows prudence
Better is to bow than breake.
fall shame goeth
Pryde will have a fall;For pryde goeth before and shame commeth after.
death woe lows
And death makes equal the high and low.
giving
It hurteth not the toung to give faire words.
wisdom looks leap
Look before you leap.
people blind knows
There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.
nature woods wonder-of-nature
Fieldes have eies and woods have eares.
humility cutting coats
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
inspirational heart impossible
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
inspirational motivational happiness
If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.
men may force
Feare may force a man to cast beyond the moone.
flesh red fishes
She is nether fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.
dog fun poor
It is a poor dog that is not worth the whistling
long evil
Hee must have a long spoone, shall eat with the devill.