John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
101 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 101 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Better to give then to take. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. It is more blessed to give than to receive.—John xx. 35. [back] |