Part II, chapter 4.
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The grey mare is the better horse.
— John Heywood
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The grey mare is the better horse." in the context of "Part II, chapter 4." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Heywood" (Quotes, Proverbs (1546): Heywood did not invent what he calls "our common plaine pithie Proverbs olde." Rather, he collected and contextualized them:, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919): John R. Bartlett)
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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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