“It is better to be
An olde mans derlyng, than a yong mans werlyng.”

— John Heywood

It is better to be
An old man's darling than a young man's warling.
Part II, chapter 7.
Proverbs (1546)
Variant: It is better to be
An olde mans derlyng, than a yong mans werlyng.

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English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of p… 1497–1580

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