John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
80 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 80 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | The fat is in the fire. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. iii. |
| Note 1. All the fatt ’s in the fire.—Marston: What You Will. 1607. [back] |