John Heywood Quotes - Page 2

When the sunne shineth, make hay.

When all candles be out, all cats be grey.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

It's no use closing the barn door after the horse is gone.

The more haste, the less speed.

Follow pleasure, and then will pleasure flee, Flee pleasure, and pleasure will follow thee.

There is no fyre without some smoke.

Hunger makes hard beans sweet.

One good turn asketh another.

Good to be merie and wise.

Wedding is destiny, And hanging likewise.

Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain.

To give importance to trifling matters.

The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, As sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt.

Children and fools cannot lie.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

None so blind as those who won't see.

Look before you leap.

Better is half a loaf than no bread.

Put your toong in your purse.

It hurts not the tongue to give faire words.

Let the world wagge, and take mine ease in myne Inne.

All things on earth thus change, some up, some down; Content's a kingdom, and I wear that crown.

Every cocke is proud on his owne dunghill.

Prove your friend ere you have need, but in deed A friend is never known till a man have need.