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
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.
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.
broken together stronger
The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.
fool would-be print
He that comes in print because he would be known, is like the fool that comes into the market because he would be seen.
wind fire giving
To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.
heart past mind
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
envy envious harm
The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well.
sun corruption
The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.
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.
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?
heart ambassadors tongue
The tongue, the ambassador of the heart.
modern-life guests three
Fish and guests in three days are stale.
sound instruments sweetest
Instruments sound sweetest when they are touched softest.