John Heywood

Three may keep counsel, if two are away.

— John Heywood

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

— John Heywood

The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, as sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt.

— John Heywood

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

— John Heywood

Many hands make light work.

— John Heywood

Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise.

— John Heywood

Would yee both eat your cake, and have your cake?

— John Heywood

But temprance teacheth this, where he keepeth schoole; He that knoweth when he hath enough is no foole. Feed by measure, and defie the phisition! And in the contrarie mark this condition; A swine over fat is cause of his own bane.

— John Heywood

In house to kepe houshold when folkes will needes wed, Moe things belong then foure bare legges in a bed. I reckened my wedding a suger sweete spice, But reckeners without their host must recken twice. And although it were sweet for a weeke or twaine, Sweete meate will have sowre sauce, I see now plaine.

— John Heywood

Bachelers boast, how they will teach their wives good; But many a man speaketh of Robin Hood, That never shot in his bow. When all is sought, Bachelers wives, and maides children bee well tought. And this with this I also begin to gather, Every man can rule a shrew, save he that hath her.

— John Heywood