Thomas Tusser (1524–1580) was an English poet and farmer, best known for his instructional poem Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry, published in 1557, and for the oft-repeated proverb, "A fool and his money are soon parted.". English poet and farmer
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Fear God, and offend not the Prince nor his laws, and keep thyself out of the magistrate's claws. Go to Quote / Comment
Make hunger thy sauce, as a medicine for health. Go to Quote / Comment
At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. Go to Quote / Comment
A fool and his money are soon parted. Go to Quote / Comment
For the first fourteen years for a rod they do whine, For the next as a pearl in the world they do shine, For the next trim beauty beginneth to swerve, For the next matrons or drudges they serve, For the next doth crave a staff for a stay, For the next a bier to fetch them away. Go to Quote / Comment