John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
42 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 42 |
| AUTHOR: | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) |
| QUOTATION: | The proverbe saith that many a smale maketh a grate. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Canterbury Tales. Persones Tale. |
| Note 1. Many small make a great.—John Heywood: Proverbes, part i. chap. xi. [back] |