John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
143 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 143 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | Nought venter nought have. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part i. Chap. xi. |
| Note 1. Naught venture naught have.—Thomas Tusser: Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry. October Abstract [back] |