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John Heywood (1497 – 1580)


English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs.
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John Heywood
There is no fyre without some smoke.
Heywood quotes
Yes yes (quoth she) for all those wyse woordis vttred,
I know on which syde my bread is buttred.
But there will no butter cleaue on my breade.
And on my bread any butter to be spreade.
Euery promise that thou therin dost vtter,
Is as sure as it were sealed with butter.
Heywood
Than farewell riches, the fat is in the fire,
And neuer shall I to like riches aspire.




Heywood John quotes
A woman hath nyne lyues like a cat.
Heywood John
Rome was not built in one daie (quoth he) and yet stood
Till it was finist, as some say, full faire.
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