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
friends behind-my-back speak
He's my friend that speaks well of me behind my back.
friendship grief real-friends
Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
friendship family real-friends
A good friend is my nearest relation.
art echoes world
Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all.
memories order complaining
Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.
thinking noses appearance
He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.
moon gutters
You gazed at the moon and fell in the gutter.
courage wit
The more wit the less courage.
nice keeping-promises broken-promises
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
night hard-times dawn
It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
horse thinking packs
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.
horse be-patient should
A good horse should be seldom spurred.
inspirational education motivation
Good is not good, where better is expected
life doors courtesy
All doors open to courtesy.