John Heywood (1497 – 1580)
English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs.
Ye set circumquaques to make me beleue
Or thinke, that the moone is made of gréene chéese.
Nought venter nought haue. spare to speake spare to spéede.
Vnknowne vnkyst. it is loste that is vnsought.
As good séeke nought (quoth I) as seeke and finde nought.
Two heddis are better then one.
Time is tickell, and out of sight out of minde.
Than catche and holde while I may, fast binde fast finde.
And also I shall to reueng former hurtis,
Hold their noses to grinstone, and syt on theyr skurtis.
Set the cart before the hors.
Children and fooles can not ly.
Ye can not sée the wood for trées.
The nere to the churche, the ferther from God.
This hitteth the nayle on the hed.
For whan I gaue you an ynche, ye tooke an ell.
Ka me, ka the, one good tourne askth an other.
The tide tarrieth no man.
A penny for your thought.
To hold with the hare and run with the hound.
Proue thy fréende er thou haue néede, but in déede
A fréende is neuer knoen tyll a man haue néede.
Praie and shifte eche one for him selfe, as he can.
Euery man for him selfe, and god for us all.
Thrée maie a kepe counsayle, if two be away.