Top 91 Quotes & Sayings by John Lyly - Page 2

Beauty - a deceitful bait with a deadly hook.

Children and fools speak true.

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

Cupid and my Campaspe play'd At cards for kisses - Cupid paid: He stakes his quiver, bow, and arrows, His mother's doves, and team of sparrows; Loses them too; then down he throws The coral of his lips, the rose Growing one's cheek (but none knows how); With these, the crystal of his brow, And then the dimple of his chin: All these did my Campaspe win. At last he set her both his eyes - She won, and Cupid blind did rise. O Love! has she done this for thee? What shall, alas! become of me?

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.

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

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

In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.

Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.

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

In arguing of the shadow, we forgo the substance.

A bargain is a bargain.

Marriage is destinie, made in heaven.

Rather fast then surfette, rather starue then striue to exceede.

A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.

The measure of love is to have no mean, the end to be everlasting.

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

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

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.

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

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

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

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

A clere conscience is a sure carde.

Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest.

The night has a thousand eyes.

Long quaffing maketh a short lyfe.

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.

A merry companion is as good as a wagon, For you shall be sure to ride though ye go a foot.

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

Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.