Love Quotes by John Lyly

A clere conscience is a sure carde.

— John Lyly

Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.

— John Lyly

Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.

— John Lyly

All is Fair In Love And War

— John Lyly

A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.

— John Lyly

Love is made in heaven and consummated on earth.

— John Lyly

To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it.

— John Lyly

When adversities flow, then love ebbs; but friendship standeth stiffly in storms.

— John Lyly

Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.

— John Lyly

“The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.”

— John Lyly

Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature.

— John Lyly

If love be a god, why should not lovers be virtuous?

— John Lyly

I thank you for nothing, because I understand nothing.

— John Lyly

An Englishman hath three qualities, he can suffer no partner in his love, no stranger to be his friend, nor to be…

— John Lyly

A heat full of coldness, a sweet full of bitterness, a pain full of pleasantness, which maketh thoughts have eyes and hearts…

— John Lyly

Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing.

— John Lyly

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.

— John Lyly

A comely olde man as busie as a bee.

— John Lyly

Lette me stande to the maine chance.

— John Lyly

Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly.

— John Lyly

If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.

— John Lyly

Rather fast then surfette, rather starue then striue to exceede.

— John Lyly

As lyke as one pease is to another.

— John Lyly

Long quaffing maketh a short lyfe.

— John Lyly

Nothing so perilous as procrastination

— John Lyly