Saturday, May 21, 2011

Thomas Fuller

Showing quotations 1 to 19 of 19 total A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present. Thomas FullerAn ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. Thomas FullerAnger is one of the sinners of the soul. Thomas FullerBe a friend to thyself, and others will be so too. Thomas FullerBe not extravagantly high in expression of thy commendations of men thou likest, it may make the hearer's stomach rise. Thomas FullerEnquire not what boils in another's pot. Thomas FullerIf it were not for hope, the heart would break. Thomas FullerIf thou are a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf. Thomas FullerIf we are bound to forgive an enemy, we are not bound to trust him. Thomas Fuller It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf. Thomas FullerJudge of thine improvement, not by what thou speakest or writest, but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections. Thomas FullerLearning makes a man fit company for himself. Thomas FullerMany would be cowards if they had courage enough. Thomas Fuller Purchase not friends by gifts; when thou ceasest to give, such will cease to love. Thomas Fuller Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. Thomas Fuller The great end of life is not knowledge, but action. Thomas FullerTrust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. Thomas Fuller Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof. Thomas Fuller, 'The Holy State and the Profane State,' 1642He that is busy is tempted by but one devil; he that is idle, by a legion. Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732

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