What did John Lyly mean by: It is a blind goose that cometh to the fox’s sermon. - John Lyly Dramatist · England Copy
+ Instruments sound sweetest when they are touched softest. Feraz Zeid, June 6, 2023December 12, 2023, John Lyly, Instruments, Sound, Sweetest, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Lyly, Bees, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Lyly, Eye, Horse, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks. Feraz Zeid, June 14, 2023December 12, 2023, John Lyly, Strokes, Time, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ A new broome sweepeth cleane. Feraz Zeid, July 1, 2023December 12, 2023, John Lyly, God, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble. Feraz Zeid, August 7, 2023December 12, 2023, John Lyly, Hard, Marble, Rain, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ Far more seemly to have thy study full of books, than thy purse full of money. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Lyly, Book, Purses, Study, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
+ Lips are no part of the head, only made for a double-leaf door for the mouth. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Lyly, Doors, Lips, Mouths, 0 - John Lyly Dramatist · England
A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
As sheepish as a fox captured by a fowl. [Fr., Honteux comme un renard qu’une poule aurait pris.] - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. - Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
I sit at my window and the words fly past me like birds — with God’s help I catch some. - Jean Rhys Writer · Dominica
Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts. - Jean Vanier Philosopher and theologian
I have brightness in my soul, which strains toward Heaven. I am like a bird! - Jenny Lind Singer · Sweden
Lawyers are the only persons in whom ignorance of the law is not punished. - Jeremy Bentham Philosopher · England
To confess ignorance is often wiser than to beat about the bush with a hypothetical diagnosis. - William Osler Physician · Canada
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