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
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All's well that ends well.
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The wise man sayth, store is no sore.
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The greatest Clerkes be not the wisest men.
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Good to be merie and wise.
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Better to be happy than wise.
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Three may keep counsel, if two are away.
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One swallow maketh not a summer. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
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One swallow maketh not a summer. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
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More things belong to marriage than four bare legs in a bed. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
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More things belong to marriage than four bare legs in a bed. John Heywood The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546)
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Let the world slide, let the world go; A fig for care, and a fig for woe! If I can't pay, why I can owe, And death makes equal the high and low
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