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
ideas disposition altered
It is the disposition of the thought that altered the nature of the thing.
honesty loses
He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.
children honesty fool
Children and fools speak true.
wagons companion merry
A merry companion is as good as a wagon.
sloth laziness done
The slothful are always ready to engage in idle talk of what will be done tomorrow, and every day after.
love law
Love knoweth no laws.
long alcohol
Long quaffing maketh a short lyfe.
conscience
A clere conscience is a sure carde.
moving heart thinking
Do you think that any one can move the heart but He that made it?
morning flower book
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.
art lying learning
Thou art an heyre to fayre lying, that is nothing, if thou be disinherited of learning, for better were it to thee to inherite righteousnesse then riches, and far more seemly were if for thee to haue thy Studie full of bookes, then thy pursse full of mony.
wings heaven waking
None but the lark so shrill and clear; Now at heaven's gate she claps her wings, The morn not waking till she sings.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
The fallyng out of faithfull frends is the renuyng of loue.