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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

77 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:77
AUTHOR:John Heywood (1497?–1580?)
QUOTATION:Beaten with his owne rod. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Proverbes. Part i. Chap. ii.
 
Note 1.
don fust
C’on kint souvent est-on batu.
(By his own stick the prudent one is often beaten.)
Roman du Renart, circa 1300. [back]