John Heywood Quotes
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Who hopeth in Gods helpe, his helpe can not starte: Nothing is impossible to a willyng hart, And will maie wyn my herte, herein to consent, To take all thinges as it cometh, and be content.
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The mo the merier, we all daie here and sée Ye, but the fewer the better fare (said hée)
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Yee have many strings to your bowe.
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All is not Gospell that thou doest speake.
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By hooke or crooke.
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Three may keepe counsayle, if two be away.
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We both be at our wittes end.
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Out of Gods blessing into the warme Sunne.
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A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
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This wonder (as wonders last) lasted nine daies.
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... Better is to boow then breake. It hurteth not the tounge to geue fayre wurdis. The rough net is not the best catcher of Burdis. Sense ye can nought wyn, if ye can not please, Best is to suffre: For of sufferance comth ease.
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He that will not whan he may, Whan he would, he shall haue nay.
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One swallow maketh not summer.
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More frayd then hurt.
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A short horse is soone currid.
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A heare of the dog that bote vs last night.
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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.
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Much water goeth by the millThat the miller knoweth not of.
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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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The greatest Clerkes be not the wisest men.