John Lydgate Professions : Poet Born : 1370 Died : 1451 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by John Lydgate For love is mor than gold or gret richesse; Gold faileth ofte; love wol abyde. John Lydgate gold love-is All is not golde that outward shewith bright. John Lydgate appearance Empty vessels make the most sound. John Lydgate empty-vessels wisdom wise A voluminous, prosaick, and drivelling Monk. John Lydgate monk You can't get blood from a stone. John Lydgate stones blood All is not golde that shewyth goldishe hewe. John Lydgate appearance Comparisons do ofttime great grievance. John Lydgate comparison grievance For it ne sits not unto fresh May Forto be coupled to cold January. John Lydgate january cold may Woord is but wynd; leff woord and tak the dede. John Lydgate taks Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
