John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
297 John Lyly 1554?-1606 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 297 |
| AUTHOR: | John Lyly (1554?–1606) |
| QUOTATION: | Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Euphues and his England, page 279. |