“Beggars can't be choosers.”
Quote by John Heywood
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John Heywood
John Heywood (1497-1580) was an influential English writer, playwright, and poet during the Renaissance. His extensive works, including plays, poetry, and prose, have had a profound impact on British literature. more
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Source: The proverbs and epigrams of John Heywood: with an app. of variations
“It had need to bee A wylie mouse that should breed in the cats eare.”
“Nought venture, nought have. [Nothing ventured, nothing gained.]”
“All things on earth thus change, some up, some down; Content's a kingdom, and I wear that crown.”
“Put your toong in your purse.”
Source: A Dialogue on Wit and Folly
“He must needes go that the dyvell dryveth.”
Source: The Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies of John Heywood
Source: Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor
“Friendship may sometimes step a few paces in advance of truth.”
Source: Imaginary Conversations