John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
70 John Skelton 1460-1529 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 70 |
| AUTHOR: | John Skelton (1460–1529) |
| QUOTATION: | Old proverbe says, That byrd ys not honest That fyleth hys owne nest. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Poems against Garnesche. |
| Note 1. It is a foule byrd that fyleth his owne nest.—John Heywood: Proverbes, part ii. chap. v. [back] |