“An Englishman hath three qualities, he can suffer no partner in his love, no stranger to be his friend, nor to be dared by any.”
Quote by John Lyly
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“A new broome sweepeth cleane.”
Source: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit. Editio Princeps. 1579. Euphues and His England. Editio Princeps. 1580. Collated with Early Subsequent Editions
“The more we justify our beliefs, the more narrow-minded we become.”
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“Only friendship which can stand occasional plain speaking is worth having.”
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“Even in despair, man must laugh.”
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“I rather despise claims to objectivity in philosophy; the point of view is the thing.”
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“The man who has not the habit of reading is imprisoned in his immediate world.”
“There is more hope in a heather rose than in all the tons of Teutonic philosophy.”
Source: Between Tears and Laughter