John Lyly Quotes

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The greater the kindred is, the lesse the kindnesse must bee.

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

Lips are no part of the head, only made for a double-leaf door for the mouth.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

None but the lark so shrill and clear; Now at heaven's gate she claps her wings, The morn not waking till she sings.

The night has a thousand eyes.

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

The wound that bleedeth inward is most dangerous.

[Beauty is] a delicate bait with a deadly hook; a sweet panther with a devouring paunch, a sour poison in a silver pot.

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

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

Nothing so perilous as procrastination

A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

Where the countenance is fair, there need no colors.

Children and fools speak true.

A comely olde man as busie as a bee.

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

Love knoweth no laws.

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

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.

Marriage is destinie, made in heaven.

Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing.

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

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

I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.

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

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

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

Children and fooles speake true.

Instruments sound sweetest when they are touched softest.

I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom.

I am of this mind, that might and malice, deceit and treachery perjury and impiety may lawfully be committed in love; which is lawless.

All fish are not caught with flies

It is a world to see.

In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

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.

A clere conscience is a sure carde.

Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy.

He that comes in print because he would be known, is like the fool that comes into the market because he would be seen.

Things of greatest profit are set forth with least price. Where the wine is neat there needeth no live blush.

The fallyng out of faithfull frends is the renuyng of loue.