John Lyly
John Lyly
John Lylywas an English writer, poet, dramatist, playwright, and politician, best known for his books Euphues: The Anatomy of Witand Euphues and His England. Lyly's mannered literary style, originating in his first books, is known as euphuism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth3 April 1908
horse eye men
It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man.
young be-young ifs
If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.
horse hands walking
It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand.
lightning moments minutes
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.
fortunate
Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.
As lyke as one pease is to another.
roots tree crooked
For experience teacheth me that straight trees have crooked roots.
rose
A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.
maine chance
Lette me stande to the maine chance.
water
Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.
honey bees tails
The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.
color needs countenance
Where the countenance is fair, there need no colors.
giving waste poverty
If thy wealth waste, they wit will give but small warmth.
bargains
A bargain is a bargain.