Quotes by John Lyly

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In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.

John Lyly

The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.

John Lyly

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

John Lyly

Most high and happy princess, we must tell you a tale of the Man in the Moon, which if it seem ridiculous for the method, or superfluous for the matter, or for the means incredible, for three faults we can make but one excuse: it is a tale of the Man...

John Lyly

I loved you backward and forward in time. I loved you beyond boundaries of time and space.

John Lyly

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

John Lyly

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

John Lyly

A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

John Lyly

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

John Lyly

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

John Lyly

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

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A clear conscience is a sure card.

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Night hath a thousand eyes.

John Lyly

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

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We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth.

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Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

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Author Bio

  • NameJohn Lyly
  • DescriptionEnglish politician
  • Born1553
  • DiedNovember 27, 1606
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Writer