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• Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest.

  John Lyly

  Water

  John Lyly, George K. Hunter, David Bevington (1991). “Campaspe and Sappho and Phao: John Lyly”, p.241, Manchester University Press

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• As lyke as one pease is to another.

  John Lyly

  John Lyly (1868). “Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit. Editio Princeps. 1579. Euphues and His England. Editio Princeps. 1580. Collated with Early Subsequent Editions”, p.215

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• A clere conscience is a sure carde.

  John Lyly

  Conscience

  "Euphues". Book by John Lyly, p. 207, 1578.

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• A Rose is sweeter in the budde than full blowne.

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  Rose

  "Euphues". Book by John Lyly (p. 314), 1578.

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• I have ever thought so superstitiously of wit, that I fear I have committed idolatry against wisdom.

  John Lyly

  Wit, Committed, Idolatry

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.43, Manchester University Press

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• Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy.

  John Lyly

  Women, Overcoming, Reason

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.70, Manchester University Press

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• Where the streame runneth smoothest, the water is deepest.

  John Lyly

  Water

  John Lyly (1868). “Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit. Editio Princeps. 1579. Euphues and His England. Editio Princeps. 1580. Collated with Early Subsequent Editions”, p.287

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• To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

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  Fire, Wind, Giving

  John Lyly, Leah Scragg (2003). “John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition”, p.87, Manchester University Press

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• A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

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  Wagons, Companion, Merry

  John Lyly, Frederick William Fairholt (1858). “The Dramatic Works: With Notes and Some Account of His Life and Writings : in Two Volumes”, p.198

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• If thy wealth waste, they wit will give but small warmth.

  John Lyly

  Giving, Waste, Poverty

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• The fallyng out of faithfull frends is the renuyng of loue.

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• Things of greatest profit are set forth with least price. Where the wine is neat there needeth no live blush.

  John Lyly

  Wine, Profit, Neat

  "Euphues". Book by John Lyly, 1578.

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