Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
John Lyly
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
John Lyly
Died: 1606
Died: November 18
Novelist
Playwright
Politician
Writer
Kent
England
John Lilly
John Lylie
John Lyly
More quotes by John Lyly
The broken bone, once set together, is stronger than ever.
John Lyly
A merry companion is as good as a wagon.
John Lyly
It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man.
John Lyly
If all the earth were paper white / And all the sea were ink / 'Twere not enough for me to write / As my poor heart doth think.
John Lyly
The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail.
John Lyly
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
John Lyly
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
John Lyly
If love be a god, why should not lovers be virtuous?
John Lyly
Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature.
John Lyly
In arguing of the shadow, we forgo the substance.
John Lyly
The slothful are always ready to engage in idle talk of what will be done tomorrow, and every day after.
John Lyly
There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
John Lyly
I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.
John Lyly
Nothing so perilous as procrastination
John Lyly
Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest.
John Lyly
To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.
John Lyly
To love and to live well is wished of many, but incident to few.
John Lyly
Whatsoever is in the heart of the sober man, is in the mouth of the drunkard.
John Lyly
Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.
John Lyly
He that comes in print because he would be known, is like the fool that comes into the market because he would be seen.
John Lyly
