John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
335 George Chapman 1559?-1634 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 335 |
| AUTHOR: | George Chapman (1559?–1634) |
| QUOTATION: | Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. 1 Light gains make heavy purses. ’T is good to be merry and wise. 2 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Eastward Ho. Act i. Sc. 1. 3 |
| WORKS: | George Chapman Collection. |
| Note 1. The same in Franklin’s Poor Richard. [back] |
| Note 2. See Heywood, Quotation 6. [back] |
| Note 3. By Chapman, Jonson, and Marston. [back] |