Quotes by John Heywood

“The tide tarrieth no man.”

“Time is tickell, and out of sight out of minde. Than catche and holde while I may, fast binde fast finde.”

“And while I at length debate and beate the bushe, There shall steppe in other men, and catche the burdes, And by long time lost in many vayne wurdes.”

“Weddyng is desteny, And hangyng likewise.”

“When the iron is hot, strike.”

“While betweene two stooles my taile goe to the ground.”

“So many heads so many wits.”

“Happy man, happy dole.”

“A hard beginnyng makth a good endyng.”

“Like will to like.”

“That muche is my bowe bent to shoote at these marks, And kyll feare, when the sky falth we shall haue larks.”

“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.”

“And also I shall to reueng former hurtis, Hold their noses to grinstone, and syt on theyr skurtis.”

“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.”

“The nere to the churche, the ferther from God.”

“... 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:...”