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
wine heart men
Whatsoever is in the heart of the sober man, is in the mouth of the drunkard.
loyalty adversity storm
When adversities flow, then love ebbs; but friendship standeth stiffly in storms.
honesty life-is length
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
destiny color wrinkles
Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend, which neither heat, nor cold, nor misery, nor place, nor destiny, can alter or diminish
ignorance empty-vessels sound
The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel.
wedding heaven earth
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.
Rather fast then surfette, rather starue then striue to exceede.
women overcoming reason
Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy.