"A clere conscience is a sure carde."
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Euphues, p. 207, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "This is a sure card", Thersytes, circa 1550.
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John Lyly
1553 – 1606
John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 – 1606) was an English writer, best known for his Euphues (1578).
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