Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.
—John Lyly
Topics: Shame
Our only security is our ability to change.
—John Lyly
Topics: Change
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true.
—John Lyly
Topics: Truth, Belief
Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.
—John Lyly
Topics: One Step at a Time, Perseverance, Persistence
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
—John Lyly
Topics: Honesty
Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on earth.
—John Lyly
Topics: Marriage
What one believes to be true either is true or becomes true within limits to be found experientially and experimentally. These limits are beliefs to be transcended.
—John Lyly
Topics: Optimism, Positive Attitudes
The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.
—John Lyly
As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turned to the deadliest hate.
—John Lyly
Topics: Wine
He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.
—John Lyly
Topics: Honesty
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