A new broome sweepeth cleane. John Lyly More Quotes by John Lyly More Quotes From John Lyly Fish and guests in three days are stale. John Lyly modern-life three guests Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame. John Lyly mind heart past It is the disposition of the thought that altered the nature of the thing. John Lyly disposition altered ideas He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose. John Lyly loses honesty Lette me stande to the maine chance. John Lyly maine chance When parents put gold into the hands of youth, when they should put a rod under their girdle--when instead of awe they make them past grace, and leave them rich executors of goods, and poor executors of godliness, then it is no marvel that the son being left rich by his father's will, becomes reckless by his own will. John Lyly father past son The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone. John Lyly blunt finest made Do you think that any one can move the heart but He that made it? John Lyly heart moving thinking The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble. John Lyly marble hard rain Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection. John Lyly friends friendship fall The bee that hath honey in her mouth hath a sting in her tail. John Lyly mouths tails honey A comely olde man as busie as a bee. John Lyly bees men Thou art an heyre to fayre lying, that is nothing, if thou be disinherited of learning, for better were it to thee to inherite righteousnesse then riches, and far more seemly were if for thee to haue thy Studie full of bookes, then thy pursse full of mony. John Lyly learning lying art Whatsoever is in the heart of the sober man, is in the mouth of the drunkard. John Lyly wine heart men As love knoweth no lawes, so it regardeth no conditions John Lyly conditions law The slothful are always ready to engage in idle talk of what will be done tomorrow, and every day after. John Lyly laziness sloth done If love be a god, why should not lovers be virtuous? John Lyly lovers should love-is Children and fools speak true. John Lyly fool honesty children A merry companion is as good as a wagon. John Lyly merry companion wagons Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks. John Lyly strokes oaks time
