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I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom. -- John Lyly
Far more seemly to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. -- John Lyly
In arguing of the shadow, we forgo the substance. -- John Lyly
Instruments sound sweetest when they are touched softest. -- John Lyly
The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail. -- John Lyly
A clear conscience is a sure card. -- John Lyly
Thou art an heyre to fayre lying, that is nothing, if thou be disinherited of learning, for better were it to thee to inherite righteousnesse then riches, and far more seemly were if for thee to haue thy Studie full of bookes, then thy pursse full of mony. -- John Lyly
As love knoweth no lawes, so it regardeth no conditions -- John Lyly
Gentlemen use books as Gentlewomen handle their flowers, who in the morning stick them in their heads, and at night strawe them at their heeles. -- John Lyly
Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate. -- John Lyly
We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth. -- John Lyly
Marriage is destinie, made in heaven. -- John Lyly
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth. -- John Lyly
Children and fooles speake true. -- John Lyly
Nothing so perilous as procrastination -- John Lyly
It is far more seemly
to have thy Studie full of Bookes,
than thy Purse full of money.
-- John Lyly
A heat full of coldness, a sweet full of bitterness, a pain full of pleasantness, which maketh thoughts have eyes and hearts ears, bred by desire, nursed by delight, weaned by jealousy, kill'd by dissembling, buried by ingratitude, and this is love. -- John Lyly
[Beauty is] a delicate bait with a deadly hook; a sweet panther with a devouring paunch, a sour poison in a silver pot. -- John Lyly
Long quaffing maketh a short lyfe. -- John Lyly
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. -- John Lyly
If all the earth were paper white / And all the sea were ink / 'Twere not enough for me to write / As my poor heart doth think. -- John Lyly
The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel. -- John Lyly
A bargain is a bargain. -- John Lyly
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
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone. -- John Lyly
As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate. -- John Lyly
Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest. -- John Lyly
Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest. -- John Lyly
The fallyng out of faithfull frends is the renuyng of loue. -- John Lyly
Do you think that any one can move the heart but He that made it? -- John Lyly
The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war. -- John Lyly
All is fair in love and war -- John Lyly
When adversities flow, then love ebbs; but friendship standeth stiffly in storms. -- John Lyly
Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature. -- John Lyly
The rattling thunderbolt hath but his clap, the lightning but his flash, and as they both come in a moment, so do they both end in a minute. -- John Lyly
The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble. -- John Lyly
I am of this mind, that might and malice, deceit and treachery perjury and impiety may lawfully be committed in love; which is lawless. -- John Lyly
In misery it is great comfort to have a companion. -- John Lyly
As lyke as one pease is to another. -- John Lyly
He that comes in print because he would be known, is like the fool that comes into the market because he would be seen. -- John Lyly
Rather fast then surfette, rather starue then striue to exceede. -- John Lyly
It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man. -- John Lyly
Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection. -- John Lyly
None but the lark so shrill and clear;
Now at heaven's gate she claps her wings,
The morn not waking till she sings. -- John Lyly
The tongue, the ambassador of the heart. -- John Lyly
Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy. -- John Lyly
If thy wealth waste, they wit will give but small warmth. -- John Lyly
Whatsoever is in the heart of the sober man, is in the mouth of the drunkard. -- John Lyly
To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it. -- John Lyly
A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne. -- John Lyly
All fish are not caught with flies -- John Lyly
The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well. -- John Lyly
The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever. -- John Lyly
The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted. -- John Lyly
Things of greatest profit are set forth with least price. Where the wine is neat there needeth no live blush. -- John Lyly
Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly. -- John Lyly
Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks. -- John Lyly
The slothful are always ready to engage in idle talk of what will be done tomorrow, and every day after. -- John Lyly
If love be a god, why should not lovers be virtuous? -- John Lyly
It is the disposition of the thought that altered the nature of the thing. -- John Lyly
Lips are no part of the head, only made for a double-leaf door for the mouth. -- John Lyly
It is a world to see. -- John Lyly
Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing. -- John Lyly
It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon. -- John Lyly
For experience teacheth me that straight trees have crooked roots. -- John Lyly
There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire. -- John Lyly
The wound that bleedeth inward is most dangerous. -- John Lyly
If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young. -- John Lyly
All men [are] of one metal, but not in one mold. -- John Lyly
An Englishman hath three qualities, he can suffer no partner in his love, no stranger to be his friend, nor to be dared by any. -- John Lyly
To love and to live well is wished of many, but incident to few. -- John Lyly
The greater the kindred is, the lesse the kindnesse must bee. -- John Lyly
It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand. -- John Lyly
The measure of love is to have no mean, the end to be everlasting. -- John Lyly
To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind. -- John Lyly
Beauty - a deceitful bait with a deadly hook. -- John Lyly
The night has a thousand eyes. -- John Lyly
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. -- John Lyly
I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing. -- John Lyly
Lette me stande to the maine chance. -- John Lyly
He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose. -- John Lyly
Children and fools speak true. -- John Lyly
A comely olde man as busie as a bee. -- John Lyly
A merry companion is as good as a wagon. -- John Lyly
Fish and guests in three days are stale. -- John Lyly
Where the countenance is fair, there need no colors. -- John Lyly
Love knoweth no laws. -- John Lyly
