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The greatest Clerkes be not the wisest men.

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
Wisest
Greatest
Men

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Burnt child fire dredth.
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A fooles bolt is soone shot.
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Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote.
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Children and fools cannot lie.
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Men say, kinde will creepe where it may not goe.
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Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
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Don't put the cart before the horse.
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It is a foul bird that filleth his own nest.
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Hit the nail on the head.
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To give importance to trifling matters.
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One good turne asketh another.
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It's an ill wind that blows no good.
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A short horse is soone currid.
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The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.
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The still sowe eats up all the draffe.
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But now I see well the old proverb is true: That parish priest forgetteth that ever he was a clerk!
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The nearer to the church, the further from God.
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So many heads so many wits.
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Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
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