John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
197 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 197 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | An ill winde that bloweth no man to good. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. ix. |
| Note 1. Falstaff. What wind blew you hither, Pistol? Pistol. Not the ill wind which blows no man to good. William Shakespeare: 2 Henry IV. act v. sc. 3. [back] |