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
example good teaches
He teaches me to be good that does me good.
blowing breaking fair haste speed storms
Haste and rashness are storms and tempests, breaking and wrecking business; but nimbleness is a full, fair wind, blowing it with speed to the heaven.
himself laughed laughs
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first
fair lady
He injures a fair lady that beholds her not
daughter days son till
My son is my son till he have got him a wife, But my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.
cares desires fears greed
If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.
bad good spares
He that spares the bad injures the good
dirt himself
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most
devil good goodness himself
The devil himself is good when he is pleased.
aim arrows good known
A good archer is not known by his arrows but his aim
beat fortune man whom
All the world will beat the man whom fortune buffets
self-respect fit
Few are fit to be entrusted with themselves.
illness
Health is just not valued until illness comes.
knows
He that travels much knows much.