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A comely olde man as busie as a bee.
John Lyly
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John Lyly
Died: 1606
Died: November 18
Novelist
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Kent
England
John Lilly
John Lylie
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The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.
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The rattling thunderbolt hath but his clap, the lightning but his flash, and as they both come in a moment, so do they both end in a minute.
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The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel.
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I am of this mind, that might and malice, deceit and treachery perjury and impiety may lawfully be committed in love which is lawless.
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Lette me stande to the maine chance.
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In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.
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Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
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To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it.
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The wound that bleedeth inward is most dangerous.
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To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.
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A merry companion is as good as a wagon.
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He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.
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When adversities flow, then love ebbs but friendship standeth stiffly in storms.
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The slothful are always ready to engage in idle talk of what will be done tomorrow, and every day after.
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If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.
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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
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The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
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Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.
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To love and to live well is wished of many, but incident to few.
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