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
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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