John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
84 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 84 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Than catch and hold while I may, fast binde, fast finde. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. iii. |
| Note 1. Fast bind, fast find; A proverb never stale in thrifty mind. William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, act ii. sc. 5. Also in Jests of Scogin. 1565. [back] |