Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fullerwas an English churchman and historian. He is now remembered for his writings, particularly his Worthies of England, published in 1662 after his death. He was a prolific author, and one of the first English writers able to live by his pen...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth19 June 1608
He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.
craves hath poor
He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.
man
Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows.
art thou
If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.
anger
Anger is one of the sinews of the soul.
best
A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife.
bad good spares
He that spares the bad injures the good
dirt himself
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most
care commonly deceive happiness hatched marriage married mirth months remember silent sing thyself turned
Deceive not thyself by over-expecting happiness in the married estate. Remember the nightingales which sing only some months in the spring, but commonly are silent when they have hatched their eggs, as if their mirth were turned into care for their young ones.
cares desires fears greed
If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.
behind doubtful leave stain
Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them
best candle divine light thy
The best way to see divine light is to put out thy own candle
beat dog
A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more you beat them, the better they be