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
kindness bees kindred
The greater the kindred is, the lesse the kindnesse must bee.
wine taste enjoy
To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it.
modern-life guests three
Fish and guests in three days are stale.
fishing caught fishes
All fish are not caught with flies
rose
A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.
roots tree crooked
For experience teacheth me that straight trees have crooked roots.
fortunate
Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.
wine heart men
Whatsoever is in the heart of the sober man, is in the mouth of the drunkard.
wagons companion merry
A merry companion is as good as a wagon.
time strokes oaks
Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
honey bees tails
The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.
horse hands walking
It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand.
honesty life-is length
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
teaching young
Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature.