John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
123 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 123 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | When the steede is stolne, shut the stable durre. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. x. |
| Note 1. Quant le cheval est emblé dounke ferme fols l’estable (When the horse has been stolen, the fool shuts the stable).—Les Proverbes del Vilain. [back] |