John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
160 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 160 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | A fooles bolt is soone shot. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. iii. |
| Note 1. Sottes bolt is sone shote.—Proverbs of Hendyng. MSS. [back] |