Quote#Wisdom
Rome was not built in one daie (quoth he) and yet stood
Quote byJohn Heywood · 1497–1580
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Proverbs (1546), Rome was not built in one day, said he, and yet stood Till it was finished, as some say, full fair..
English (original)
Rome was not built in one daie (quoth he) and yet stood Till it was finist, as some say, full faire.
— John Heywood
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