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John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 or 1554 - November 1606) was an English writer, best known for his books Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England . Lyly's linguistic style, originating in his first books, is known as Euphuism .
After three days, fish and guests stink.
It is a world to see.
Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.
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.
Instruments sound sweetest when they are touched softest.
Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.
There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
Your eyes are so sharpe that you cannot onely looke through a Milstone, but cleane through the minde.
A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.
The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble.
Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.
I mean not to run with the Hare and holde with the Hounde.
Night has a thousand eyes.
In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.
All men [are] of one metal, but not in one mold.
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.
Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
The measure of life is not length, but honesty.
He that loseth his honestie hath nothing to lose.
Goe to bed with the Lambe, and rise with the Larke.
A clere conscience is a sure carde.
Far more seemly to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money.
It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon.
Beauty a deceitful bait with a deadly hook.
As lyke as one pease is to another.
The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well.
Beauty - a deceitful bait with a deadly hook.
Children and fools speak true.
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