John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
281 John Lyly 1554?-1606 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 281 |
| AUTHOR: | John Lyly (1554?–1606) |
| QUOTATION: | Be valyaunt, but not too venturous. Let thy attyre bee comely, but not costly. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Euphues, 1579 (Arber’s reprint), page 39. |
| Note 1. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy. William Shakespeare: Hamlet, act i. sc. 3. [back] |