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The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, as sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt.
John Heywood
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About John Heywood

John Heywood was a Dramatist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1497–1580).

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Who said "The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, as sages in all times assert; The happy man…"?
This quote is attributed to John Heywood, a Dramatist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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John Heywood lived from 1497 – 1580.
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