John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1035 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1035 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Falstaff. What wind blew you hither, Pistol? Pistol. Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | King Henry IV. Part II. Act v. Sc. 3. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 127. Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.—Henry VI. part iii. act ii. sc. 5. [back] |