John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
129 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 129 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Beggars should be no choosers. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. x. |
| Note 1. Beggars must be no choosers.—Beaumont and Fletcher: The Scornful Lady, act v. sc. 3. [back] |