John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
172 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 172 |
| AUTHOR: | John Heywood (1497?–1580?) |
| QUOTATION: | There is no fire without some smoke. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbes. Part ii. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. Ther can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.—John Lyly: Euphues (Arber’s reprint), p. 153. [back] |