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John Lyly
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A merry companion is as good as a wagon.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
A clear conscience is a sure card.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Conscience
As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Love
#Hate
#Wine
He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Nothing
#Honesty
Night hath a thousand eyes.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Night
#Eyes
Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Hope
#Heart
#Past
#Mind
#Shame
The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Sun
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Life
#Honesty
#Measure
We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our teeth.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Reason
#Wind
#Fire
#Measure
#Fancy
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.
John Lyly,
English
Writer
#Earth
#Heaven