A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

Quote by John Lyly

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

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

We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our...

We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our...

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend,...

Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend,...

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

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

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

A clear conscience is a sure card.

A clear conscience is a sure card.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

Night hath a thousand eyes.

Night hath a thousand eyes.

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame

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

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

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it...

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us...

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us...

The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that...

The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that...

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth...

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth...

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five...

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest...

Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest...

Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may...

Once the anchor of reason has been cut, one's craft may go anywhere. One may...