John Lyly
Writer
1908-04-03
Quotes by John Lyly
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The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
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We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth.
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A merry companion is as good as a wagon.
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It is the disposition of the thought that altereth the nature of the thing.
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Where the countenance is fair, there need no colors.
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Long quaffing maketh a short life.
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The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
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Though all men be made of one metal, yet they be not cast all in one mold.
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I am of this mind, that both might and malice, deceit and treachery, all perjury, any impiety may lawfully be committed in love, which is lawless.
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As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.
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Marriages are made in heaven.
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If thy wealth waste, they wit will give but small warmth.
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Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
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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.
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It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand.
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I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom.
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If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.
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