Quote#Wisdom
Throw no gyft agayne at the geuers head
Quote byJohn Heywood · 1497–1580
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Proverbs (1546), Throw no gift again at the giver's head, For better is half a loaf than no bread..
English (original)
Throw no gyft agayne at the geuers head, For better is halfe a lofe than no bread.
— John Heywood
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