John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
58 Geoffrey Chauer 1340-1400 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 58 |
| AUTHOR: | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) |
| QUOTATION: | For iii may keep a counsel if twain be away. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Ten Commandments of Love. |
| Note 1. Three may keepe counsayle, if two be away.—John Heywood: Proverbes, part ii. chap. v. [back] |