John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
176 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 176 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | It is a foule byrd that fyleth his owne nest. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. See Skelton, Quotation 7. [back] |