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While the grasse groweth the horse starveth.

John Heywood

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John Heywood
Age: 83 †
Born: 1497
Born: January 1
Died: 1580
Died: January 1
Aphorist
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
London
England
Horse
Grass

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Hit the nail on the head.
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Children and fools cannot lie.
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It will not out of the flesh that is bred in the bone.
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Nought venture nought have.
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