John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1997 Thomas Middleton 1580-1627 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1997 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Middleton (1580–1627) |
| QUOTATION: | The better day, the better deed. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Phœnix. Act iii. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. The better day, the worse deed.—Mathew Henry: Commentaries, Genesis iii. [back] |