John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
188 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 188 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | It is better to be An old man’s derling than a yong man’s werling. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. vii. |