Who is worse shod, than the shoemakers wife,
With shops full of shoes all her life?
• Part I, chapter 11.
With shops full of shoes all her life?
• Part I, chapter 11.
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Who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe,
With shops full of shoes all hir lyfe?
— John Heywood
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe,
With shops full of shoes all hir lyfe?" in the context of "Who is worse shod, than the shoemakers wife,
With shops full of shoes all her life?
• Part I, chapter 11." 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:)
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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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