John Lyly, Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit, Of the Education of Youth.
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Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature.
— John Lyly on Teachers
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Source: Wikiquote: "Teachers" (Quotes: Quotes are arranged alphabetically by author, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 779-80.)
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About John Lyly
John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 – 1606) was an English writer, best known for his Euphues (1579).
About John Lyly
John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 – 1606) was an English writer, best known for his Euphues (1579).
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