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Small: Men shut their doors against a setting sun
William Shakespeare
"Men shut their doors against a setting sun"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: He that loves to be flattered is worthy o the flatterer
William Shakespeare
"He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Having nothing, nothing can he lose
William Shakespeare
"Having nothing, nothing can he lose"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another
William Shakespeare
"God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who neer loved them
William Shakespeare
"Faith, there hath been many great men that have flattered the people who ne'er loved them"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: Expectation is the root of all heartache
William Shakespeare
"Expectation is the root of all heartache"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in
William Shakespeare
"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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Small: He that falls into sin is a man that grieves at it, is a saint that boasteth of it, is a devil
Thomas Fuller
"He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Zeal without knowledge is fire without light
Thomas Fuller
"Zeal without knowledge is fire without light"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want
Thomas Fuller
"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"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm
Thomas Fuller
"Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: The fool wanders, a wise man travels
Thomas Fuller
"The fool wanders, a wise man travels"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: The devil lies brooding in the misers chest
Thomas Fuller
"The devil lies brooding in the miser's chest"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Pride will spit in prides face
Thomas Fuller
"Pride will spit in pride's face"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter
Thomas Fuller
"If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: If you command wisely, youll be obeyed cheerfully
Thomas Fuller
"If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows
Thomas Fuller
"He knows little, who will tell his wife all he knows"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: He is poor indeed that can promise nothing
Thomas Fuller
"He is poor indeed that can promise nothing"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest
Thomas Fuller
"Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer
Thomas Fuller
"All commend patience, but none can endure to suffer"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: A man is not good or bad for one action
Thomas Fuller
"A man is not good or bad for one action"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings
Thomas Fuller
"A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
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Small: Reading maketh a full man conference a ready man and writing an exact man
Francis Bacon
"Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils for time is the greatest innovator
Francis Bacon
"He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune for though she be blind, yet she is not
Francis Bacon
"Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Knowledge is power
Francis Bacon
"Knowledge is power"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open
Francis Bacon
"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god
Francis Bacon
"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding
Francis Bacon
"The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors
Francis Bacon
"The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God
Francis Bacon
"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty or to seek power over others, and to lose power ove
Francis Bacon
"It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not a sense of humor to console him for what he
Francis Bacon
"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: If a mans wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics
Francis Bacon
"If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires
Francis Bacon
"God hangs the greatest weights upon the smallest wires"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason
Francis Bacon
"Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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Small: Happiness is a hard master, particularly other peoples happiness
Aldous Huxley
"Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude
Aldous Huxley
"The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: Chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions
Aldous Huxley
"Chastity - the most unnatural of all the sexual perversions"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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Small: After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music
Aldous Huxley
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
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