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It hurts not the tongue to give faire words.

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
Hurts
Tongue
Words
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Faire

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Burnt child fire dredth.
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The happy man's without a shirt.
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A woman hath nine lives like a cat.
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While the grasse groweth the horse starveth.
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It's an ill wind that blows no good.
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Hit the nail on the head.
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