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
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Let him who expects one class of society to prosper into highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of his face can smile while the other is pinched. Try whether
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What reason and endeavor cannot bring about, often time will
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A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
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There is nothing that so much gratifies an ill tongue as when it finds an angry heart.
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A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.
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Despair gives courage to a coward.
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A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time.
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Change of weather is the discourse of fools.
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Though bachelors be the strongest stakes, married men are the best binders, in the hedge of the commonwealth.
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'Tis not every question that deserves an answer.
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We have all forgot more than we remember.
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One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
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He that has one eye is a prince among those that have none.
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Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.