John Heywood quotes

A hard beginning makes a good ending. (John Heywood)
Rome was not built in one day. View quote
John Heywood
Many handis make light warke. View quote
John Heywood
The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, As sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt. View quote
John Heywood
Weddyng is desteny, And hangyng likewise. View quote
John Heywood
A man may well bring a horse to the water, But he cannot make him drinke without he will. View quote
John Heywood
Wolde ye bothe eate your cake, and haue your cake? View quote
John Heywood
The nere to the churche, the ferther from God. View quote
John Heywood
Thrée maie a kepe counsayle, if two be away. View quote
John Heywood
The moone is made of a greene cheese. View quote
John Heywood
God never sends th' mouth but he sendeth meat. (John Heywood)
When all candels be out, all cats be grey, All thingis are then of one colour, as who sey. And this prouerbe faith, for quenching hot desyre, Foul water as soone as fayre, will quenche hot fyre. View quote
John Heywood
I know on which side my bread is buttred. View quote
John Heywood
Though ye loue not to bye the pyg in the poke, Yet snatche ye at the poke, that the pyg is in, Not for the poke, but the pyg good chepe to wyn. View quote
John Heywood
Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote. View quote
John Heywood
Children and fooles cannot lye. View quote
John Heywood
It is better to be An olde mans derlyng, than a yong mans werlyng. View quote
John Heywood
Beggars should be no choosers. View quote
John Heywood
This hitteth the nayle on the hed. View quote
John Heywood
The rolling stone never gathereth mosse. View quote
John Heywood
Fieldes have eies and woods have eares. (John Heywood)
Som thingis that prouoke young men to wed in haste, Show after weddyng, that hast maketh waste. View quote
John Heywood
The wise man sayth, store is no sore. View quote
John Heywood
It will not out of the flesh that is bred in the bone. View quote
John Heywood
I perfectly feele even at my fingers end. View quote
John Heywood