Thomas Fuller Quotes

English churchman and historian

The noblest revenge is to forgive.
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If we are bound to forgive an enemy, we are not bound to trust him.
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
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A good life is the only religion.
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It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
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Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.
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He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.
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Comparison, more than reality, makes men happy or wretched.
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If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
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We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
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He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.
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He that plants trees loves others besides himself.
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He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.
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A fool’s paradise is a wise man’s hell.
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Health is not valued till sickness comes.
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Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help.
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Enquire not what boils in another’s pot.
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He that has a great nose, thinks everybody is speaking of it.
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If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself. If you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.
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A stumble may prevent a fall.
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Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
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Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
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All things are difficult before they are easy.
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The worse the passage the more welcome the port.
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If you command wisely, you’ll be obeyed cheerfully.
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Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
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Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
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Sickness is felt, but health not at all.
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If thou are a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf.
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It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn.
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Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.
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A good friend is my nearest relation.
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Many would be cowards if they had courage enough.
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Good clothes open all doors.
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If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.
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If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
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He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.
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Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm.
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Music is nothing else but wild sounds civilized into time and tune.
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He that will not sail until all dangers are over, will never put to sea.
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A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
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Danger past, God is forgotten.
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