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Traditional Catholic Faith => Art and Literature for Catholics => Topic started by: Quo vadis Domine on October 08, 2023, 03:03:16 PM
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My brother put me onto the life of John Heywood. He was the nephew, by marriage, of Saint Thomas More. He was a devout Catholic who kept the Faith from Henry VIII through Elizabeth. Here is a list of quotations attributed to him:
- What you have, hold.
- Haste maketh waste. (1546)
- Out of sight out of mind. (1542)
- When the sun shineth, make hay. (1546)
- Look ere ye leap. (1546)
- Two heads are better than one. (1546)
- Love me, love my dog. (1546)
- Beggars should be no choosers. (1546)
- All is well that ends well. (1546)
- The fat is in the fire. (1546)
- I know on which side my bread is buttered. (1546)
- One good turn asketh another. (1546)
- A penny for your thought. (1546)
- Rome was not built in one day. (1546)
- Better late than never. (1546)
- An ill wind that bloweth no man to good. (1546)
- The more the merrier. (1546)
- You cannot see the wood for the trees. (1546)
- This hitteth the nail on the head. (1546)
- No man ought to look a given horse in the mouth. (1546)
- Tread a woorme on the tayle and it must turne agαyne. (1546)
- Wolde ye bothe eate your cake and haue your cake? (1562)
- When he should get aught, each finger is a thumb. (1546)
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My brother put me onto the life of John Heywood. He was the nephew, by marriage, of Saint Thomas More. He was a devout Catholic who kept the Faith from Henry VIII through Elizabeth. Here is a list of quotations attributed to him:
- What you have, hold.
- Haste maketh waste. (1546)
- Out of sight out of mind. (1542)
- When the sun shineth, make hay. (1546)
- Look ere ye leap. (1546)
- Two heads are better than one. (1546)
- Love me, love my dog. (1546)
- Beggars should be no choosers. (1546)
- All is well that ends well. (1546)
- The fat is in the fire. (1546)
- I know on which side my bread is buttered. (1546)
- One good turn asketh another. (1546)
- A penny for your thought. (1546)
- Rome was not built in one day. (1546)
- Better late than never. (1546)
- An ill wind that bloweth no man to good. (1546)
- The more the merrier. (1546)
- You cannot see the wood for the trees. (1546)
- This hitteth the nail on the head. (1546)
- No man ought to look a given horse in the mouth. (1546)
- Tread a woorme on the tayle and it must turne agαyne. (1546)
- Wolde ye bothe eate your cake and haue your cake? (1562)
- When he should get aught, each finger is a thumb. (1546)
Quo,
Heyward is the collector of the sayings, not the author. He collected them into a book of English proverbs. You can see he quotes sources (other than himself) for the quotes in his collection:
The Proverbs of John Heywood: Being the "Proverbes" of that Author Printed ... - John Heywood - Google Books
(https://books.google.com/books?id=PVtLAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false)
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Now don’t I feel stupid! :facepalm: Thanks for the correction.
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Now don’t I feel stupid! :facepalm: Thanks for the correction.
No, don’t. I had a lot of enjoyment learning more about John Heywood. I love reading about that era.
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No, don’t. I had a lot of enjoyment learning more about John Heywood. I love reading about that era.
Thanks! Yes, he was still a very interesting Catholic man.