The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. John Lyly More Quotes by John Lyly More Quotes From John Lyly Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth. John Lyly wedding marriage love 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 wrinkles destiny friendship It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox's sermon. John Lyly ignorance foxes bird When adversities flow, then love ebbs; but friendship standeth stiffly in storms. John Lyly storm adversity loyalty The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel. John Lyly empty-vessels ignorance sound It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man. John Lyly horse eye men It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand. John Lyly horse walking hands Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature. John Lyly teaching young The greatest harm that you can do unto the envious, is to do well. John Lyly envious envy harm I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing. John Lyly understanding Far more seemly to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. John Lyly purses study book Nothing so perilous as procrastination John Lyly procrastination Love knoweth no laws. John Lyly law love To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it. John Lyly enjoy wine taste [Beauty is] a delicate bait with a deadly hook; a sweet panther with a devouring paunch, a sour poison in a silver pot. John Lyly bait poison sweet All fish are not caught with flies John Lyly fishes caught fishing Children and fooles speake true. John Lyly truth children The wound that bleedeth inward is most dangerous. John Lyly wounds inward dangerous As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hate. John Lyly vinegar hate wine Fish and guests in three days are stale. John Lyly modern-life three guests