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John Heywood10 quotes
Rome was not built in one day. — John Heywood · 1580Looke ere ye leape. — John Heywood · 1580Haste maketh waste. — John Heywood · 1580When the Sunne shineth make hay. — John Heywood · 1580And while I at length debate and beate the bush,
There shall steppe in other men and catche the burdes. — John Heywood · 1580Many hands make light warke. — John Heywood · 1580All 10 quotes →Jerome K. Jerome5 quotes
It is always the best policy to speak the truth—unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. — Jerome K. Jerome · 1892"Nothing-so it seems to me," said the stranger, "is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life... The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of—of things longer." — Jerome K. Jerome · 1908It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. — Jerome K. Jerome · 1886I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart. — Jerome K. Jerome · 1889Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need—a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing. — Jerome K. Jerome · 1889Philip Larkin2 quotes
What are days for?
Days are where we live. — Philip Larkin · 1964They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra just for you. — Philip Larkin · 1971William Shenstone1 quote
Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled in. — William Shenstone · 1764