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And it ain't a fit night out for man nor beast

Quote byW. C. Fields · 1880–1946

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933). Fields adapts an English proverb that was popular in the 17th century. (James Howell, English Proverbs (1659): "When the wind is in the east it is good for neither man nor beast"; John Ray, English Proverbs (1670): "When the wind's in the East, It's neither good for m.

English (original)

And it ain't a fit night out for man nor beast.

— W. C. Fields

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