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Don't put the cart before the horse.

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
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Patience
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Hit the nail on the head.
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Many hands make light work.
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So many heads so many wits.
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One good turne asketh another.
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A man may well bring a horse to water but he cannot make him drink.
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For when I gave you an inch, you took an ell.
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It's no use closing the barn door after the horse is gone.
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A woman hath nine lives like a cat.
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The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, As sages in all times assert The happy man's without a shirt.
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Three may keep counsel, if two be away.
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A cat may looke on a King.
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Who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe,With shops full of shoes all hir lyfe?
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Better to be happy than wise.
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I perfectly feele even at my fingers end.
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Men say, kinde will creepe where it may not goe.
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I pray thee let me and my fellow have a haire of the dog that bit us last night.
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