John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
120 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 120 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Of a good beginning cometh a good end. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. x. |
| Note 1. Who that well his warke beginneth, The rather a good ende he winneth. Gower: Confessio Amantis. [back] |