204. Thomas Tusser. c. 1515-1580. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	204
AUTHOR:	Thomas Tusser (c. 1515–1580)
QUOTATION:	God sendeth and giveth both mouth and the meat. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.

Note 1.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.—John Taylor: Works, vol. ii. p. 85 (1630). Ray: Proverbs. David Garrick: Epigram on Goldsmith’s Retaliation. [back]

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