The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

Quote by John Lyly

Topics: Life Quotes

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

The sun shineth upon the dunghill, and is not corrupted.

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to...

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to...

A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

A merry companion is as good as a wagon.

Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend,...

Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend,...

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

Marriages are made in heaven and consummated on Earth.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind

We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our...

We might knit that knot with our tongues that we shall never undo with our...

A clear conscience is a sure card.

A clear conscience is a sure card.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

Where the mind is past hope, the heart is past shame.

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

To give reason for fancy were to weigh the fire, and measure the wind.

Night hath a thousand eyes.

Night hath a thousand eyes.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.