“Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?”

John Heywood

Explore This Quote Further

Quote by John Heywood: “Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?” - Image 1

Similar quotes

“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart”


“A woman hath nine lives like a cat.”


“With the suggestion of a compromise Gawaine mustered up enough courage to speak."What will you do if I surrender?" he asked."Why, I'll eat you," said the dragon."And if I don't surrender?""I'll eat you just the same.”


“A slice of cake never made anyone fat. You don't eat the whole cake. You don't eat a cake every day of your life. You take the cake when it is offered because the cake is delicious. You have a slice of cake and what it reminds you of is someplace that's safe, uncomplicated, without stress. A cake is a party, a birthday, a wedding. A cake is what is served on the happiest days of your life.”


“Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?”


“I suppose I wanted to have my cake and eat it.But then again, what were you going to do with your cake if not eat it?Frame it?Use it as a sachet in your underwear drawer?”