More quotes by John Lyly
The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble; many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
Lips are no part of the head, only made for a double-leaf door for the mouth.
There can no great smoke arise, but there must be some fire.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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