Quote #11

And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men and catch the birds.

More from John Heywood

  1. Fast bind, fast find.
  2. Wedding is destiny, And hanging likewise.
  3. The tide tarrieth no man.
  4. A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
  5. When the sun shineth, make hay.
  6. Like will to like.
  7. The fat is in the fire.
  8. When the sky falleth we shall have larks.

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