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
suffering quality his-love
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.
children truth
Children and fooles speake true.
love-is lovers should
If love be a god, why should not lovers be virtuous?
friendship friends fall
Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.
inward dangerous wounds
The wound that bleedeth inward is most dangerous.
love mother team
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 lip,--the rose Growing on 's cheek (but none knows how) With these, the crystal on 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! hath she done this to thee? What shall, alas! become of me?
father son past
When parents put gold into the hands of youth, when they should put a rod under their girdle--when instead of awe they make them past grace, and leave them rich executors of goods, and poor executors of godliness, then it is no marvel that the son being left rich by his father's will, becomes reckless by his own will.
men mold old-man
All men [are] of one metal, but not in one mold.
law conditions
As love knoweth no lawes, so it regardeth no conditions
book purses study
Far more seemly to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money.
understanding
I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.
world
It is a world to see.
fire arise smoke
There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
bees
Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.