John Heywood vs. Leonardo da Vinci

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

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John Heywood

1497 – 1580

Music
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

John Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no musical works survive. A devout Catholic, he nevertheless served as a royal servant to both the Catholic and Protestant regimes of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

#humor
#family
#religion
#kindness
#time

"Time trieth troth in every doubt."

48 quotes
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

1452 – 1519

Mathematics
Republic of Florence
Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci (1452) was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance — painter, scientist, engineer, mathematician, and writer.

#life
#art
#philosophy
#time
#knowledge

"While I thought I have been learning how to live, I have been learning how to die."

48 quotes

Connections

Leonardo da Vinci was influenced by John Heywood
Shared era: 1497 – 1519

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