John Heywood

English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs (1497-1580)

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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When the steede is stolne, shut the stable durre.

Lyke a pyckpurs pilgrim, ye prie and ye proule At rouers, to rob Peter and paie Poule.

Though ye loue not to bye the pyg in the poke, Yet snatche ye at the poke, that the pyg is in, Not for the poke, but the pyg good chepe to wyn.

A day after the faire.

There is no fyre without some smoke.

She frieth in her owne grease.

Might have gone further and have fared worse.

Be the day never so long,
Evermore at last they ring to evensong.

Children and fooles can not ly.

Leape out of the frying pan into the fyre.

It will not out of the flesh that is bred in the bone.

Two heddis are better then one.

Who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe, With shops full of shoes all hir lyfe?

And also I shall to reueng former hurtis, Hold their noses to grinstone, and syt on theyr skurtis.

The moone is made of a greene cheese.