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Better to give then to take.

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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Nought venture nought have.
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A fig for a care, a fig for a woe!
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