John Lyly Quotes

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• Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

  John Lyly

  Love, Marriage, Wedding

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• The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel.

  John Lyly

  Ignorance, Empty Vessels, Sound

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.42, Manchester University Press

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• It is the disposition of the thought that altered the nature of the thing.

  John Lyly

  Ideas, Disposition, Altered

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• Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend, which neither heat, nor cold, nor misery, nor place, nor destiny, can alter or diminish

  John Lyly

  Friendship, Destiny, Wrinkles

  John Lyly (1894). “Endymion the Man in the Moon: Played Before the Queen's Majesty at Greenwich on Candlemas Day, at Night, by the Children of Paul's”

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• When adversities flow, then love ebbs; but friendship standeth stiffly in storms.

  John Lyly

  Loyalty, Adversity, Storm

  John Lyly, David Bevington (1997). “Endymion”, p.137, Manchester University Press

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• The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

  John Lyly

  Inspirational, Honesty, Life Is

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• Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.

  John Lyly

  Friendship, Friends, Fall

  John Lyly (1916). “Euphues”

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• Fish and guests in three days are stale.

  John Lyly

  Three, Modern Life, Guests

  John Lyly (1916). “Euphues”

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• Nothing so perilous as procrastination

  John Lyly

  Procrastination

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.58, Manchester University Press

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• It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon.

  John Lyly

  Ignorance, Bird, Foxes

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.242, Manchester University Press

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• He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

  John Lyly

  Honesty, Loses

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.55, Manchester University Press

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• As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hate.

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  Hate, Wine, Vinegar

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• To love and to live well is wished of many, but incident to few.

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  Incidents, Live Well, Wells

  John Lyly (1964). “Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit; Euphues & His England”

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• The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.

  John Lyly

  Tails, Mouths, Honey

  John Lyly, George K. Hunter, David Bevington (1991). “Campaspe and Sappho and Phao: John Lyly”, p.285, Manchester University Press

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• If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.

  John Lyly

  Young, Ifs, Be Young

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• The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well.

  John Lyly

  Envy, Envious, Harm

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.120, Manchester University Press

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• It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man.

  John Lyly

  Horse, Eye, Men

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly: Selected Prose and Dramatic Work”, p.65, Psychology Press

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• Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature.

  John Lyly

  Teaching, Young

  John Lyly (1868). “Euphues. The Anatomy of Wit. Editio princeps, 1579. Euphues and his England. Editio princeps, 1580. Collated with early subsequent editions ... Carefully edited by Edward Arber”, p.131

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• The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble.

  John Lyly

  Rain, Marble, Hard

  John Lyly (1868). “Euphues. The Anatomy of Wit. Editio princeps, 1579. Euphues and his England. Editio princeps, 1580. Collated with early subsequent editions ... Carefully edited by Edward Arber”, p.81

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• Love knoweth no laws.

  John Lyly

  Love, Law

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.79, Manchester University Press

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• To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it.

  John Lyly

  Wine, Taste, Enjoy

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.294, Manchester University Press

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• Whatsoever is in the heart of the sober man, is in the mouth of the drunkard.

  John Lyly

  Heart, Wine, Men

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.115, Manchester University Press

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• Far more seemly to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money.

  John Lyly

  Book, Purses, Study

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.146, Manchester University Press

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• I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.

  John Lyly

  Understanding

  John Lyly (1975). “Mother Bombie”

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• The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.

  John Lyly

  Broken, Together, Stronger

  Euphues

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