My lute, be still, for I have done.

I give thee all,-I can no more, Though poor the off'ring be; My heart and lute are all the store That I can bring…

— Charles Lamb

I think Englishmen or Northern Europeans in general are more naturally attracted to the lute than to the guitar, which always seems Spanish exotic…

— Julian Bream

I suppose that when I started to play the lute it was fairly esoteric.

— Julian Bream

“S called a lute," said Caleb, through a mouthful of walrus. "Whut?" "IT'S CALLED A LUTE, HAMISH!" "Aye, I used to loot!”

— Terry Pratchett

“Musicians had been assholes since the day the lute was invented.”

— Nick Hornby

Who, of men, can tell That flowers would bloom, or that green fruit would swell To melting pulp, that fish would have bright mail,…

— John Keats

If thou would'st have me sing and play As once I play'd and sung, First take this time-worn lute away, And bring one freshly…

— Charles Lamb

Anybody who thinks the lute just came out of a vacuum doesn't know the history.

— Rhiannon Giddens

“There was nothing special about the dried apple, but in my opinion if you have a secret compartment in your lute case and don't…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Maintain a state of balance between physical acts and inner serenity,like a lute whose strings are finely tuned.

— Gautama Buddha

As the strings of a lute are apart though they quiver the same music.

— Anonymous

You can have a silence full of words. A lute retains, in its bowl, the notes it has played. The viol, in its strings,…

— Hilary Mantel

Longing alone is singer to the lute.

— Edna St. Vincent Millay

I like to play the lute full-bloodedly, with passion, as well as with delicacy and, I hope, refinement.

— Julian Bream

“I...flipped open the lid, thinking my lute might enjoy the feel of a little sun on its strings. If you aren't a musician, I…

— Patrick Rothfuss