John Lyly quotes - page 2

I am glad that my Adonis hath a sweete tooth in his head. (John Lyly)
Goe to bed with the Lambe, and rise with the Larke. View quote
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Your eyes are so sharpe that you cannot onely looke through a Milstone, but cleane through the minde. View quote
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That honourable estate of Matrimony, which was sanctified in Paradise, allowed of the Patriarches, hallowed of the olde Prophets, and commended of al persons. View quote
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The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble; many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks. View quote
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It seems to me (said she) that you are in some brown study. View quote
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Though the Camomill, the more it is trodden and pressed downe the more it spreadeth. View quote
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Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. View quote
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He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose. View quote
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We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth. View quote
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All is fair in love and war. (John Lyly)
The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted. View quote
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To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind. View quote
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The night has a thousand eyes. View quote
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John Lyly

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Occupation: English Politician
Born: 1554
Died: November 18, 1606
Quotes count: 39
Wikipedia: John Lyly

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