John Heywood, Proverbs, Part I, Chapter XI. Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, October's Extract; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 641.
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Nought venter nought have.
— John Heywood on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)
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About John Heywood
John Heywood (1497–1580) was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. He fled England for the Low Countries to avoid persecution as a Catholic.
About John Heywood
John Heywood (1497–1580) was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. He fled England for the Low Countries to avoid persecution as a Catholic.
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