John Lyly Quotes

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.

– John Lyly

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

– John Lyly

Night hath a thousand eyes.

– John Lyly

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

– John Lyly

A clear conscience is a sure card.

– John Lyly

We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth.

– John Lyly

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

– John Lyly

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

– John Lyly

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

– John Lyly

A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

– John Lyly

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

– John Lyly