John Heywood Quotes

Only a fool would refuse to enter a fool's paradise when that's the only paradise he'll ever have a chance to enter.

Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find-nothing.

The street kid in me says, "Grab the money and run - who cares who it's from! Don't think about whatever you have to do for it or when you have to do it!

Avarice and injustice are always shortsighted, and they did not foresee how much this regulation must obstruct improvement, and thereby hurt in the long-run the real interest of the landlord.

My wife will buy anything marked down. Last year she bought an escalator.

I'm a very smart guy. I haven't a feeling or a scruple in the world. All I have the itch for is money. I am so money greedy that for twenty-five bucks a day and expenses, mostly gasoline and whisky, I do my thinking myself, what there is of it; I risk my whole future, the hatred of the cops . . . I dodge bullets and eat saps, and say thank you very much, if you have any more trouble, I hope you'll think of me, I'll just leave one of my cards in case anything comes up.

In the abundance of water a fool is thirsty.

I love nature dearly and all creatures that contribute to make it what it is. I see the beauty in all expressions of life, and I see how blind so many of us still are. Our planet is remarkably abundant and there's more than enough for us all.It is greed and shortsightedness that create the illusion of scarcity.

I wonder how many eggs are in the golden goose?

When people don't want 'em, when they profit from the division, however, be it politically or financially, that's when I abhor it.

Everyone knows that where there is something that is capable of giving profit, then exploited it will be.

When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge.

People always should know better. People don't get - they don't get smarter about things that get as basic as greed.

Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.

Business, like a jackal, trotted on the heels of war.

He is a fool who lets slip a bird in the hand for a bird in the bush.

Seeking revenge: what a lack of foresight.

There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.

The fruits of labor are delicious, but individually they’re not particularly fattening. So don’t share yours, and munch on those of others whenever you can.

The mountain sheep are sweeter, But the valley sheep are fatter. We therefore deemed it meeter To carry off the latter.

In the abundance of water - the fool is thirsty

Jews are the best dressers in the world. They buy the best clothes, the best homes, the best cars. The best of everything. The only thing is, they get it for less.

One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit; while you treat them well, they are yours. They would shed their blood for you, risk their property, their lives, their children, so long, as I said above, as danger is remote; but when you are in danger they turn against you.