Small: Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks
Thomas Fuller
"Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help
Thomas Fuller
"Two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help, and what he cannot help"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: The more wit the less courage
Thomas Fuller
"The more wit the less courage"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all
Thomas Fuller
"Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak
Thomas Fuller
"Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night
Thomas Fuller
"Prayer: the key of the day and the lock of the night"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Poor mens reasons are not heard
Thomas Fuller
"Poor men's reasons are not heard"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try
Thomas Fuller
"Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupbo
Thomas Fuller
"Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost
Thomas Fuller
"Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame
Thomas Fuller
"It is more difficult to praise rightly than to blame"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf
Thomas Fuller
"It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: In fair weather prepare for foul
Thomas Fuller
"In fair weather prepare for foul"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: If you have one true friend you have more than your share
Thomas Fuller
"If you have one true friend you have more than your share"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: If thou art a master, be sometimes blind if a servant, sometimes deaf
Thomas Fuller
"If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much
Thomas Fuller
"He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: He does not believe who does not live according to his belief
Thomas Fuller
"He does not believe who does not live according to his belief"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Great is the difference betwixt a mans being frightened at, and humbled for his sins
Thomas Fuller
"Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get em, get em right, or they will get you wrong
Thomas Fuller
"Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get em, get em right, or they will get you wrong"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife
Thomas Fuller
"First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but f
Thomas Fuller
"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"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Better break your word than do worse in keeping it
Thomas Fuller
"Better break your word than do worse in keeping it"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Better be alone than in bad company
Thomas Fuller
"Better be alone than in bad company"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Better a tooth out than always aching
Thomas Fuller
"Better a tooth out than always aching"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money
Thomas Fuller
"Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Bad excuses are worse than none
Thomas Fuller
"Bad excuses are worse than none"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Anger is one of the sinews of the soul
Thomas Fuller
"Anger is one of the sinews of the soul"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with
Thomas Fuller
"An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between grea
Thomas Fuller
"An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: All doors open to courtesy
Thomas Fuller
"All doors open to courtesy"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Abused patience turns to fury
Thomas Fuller
"Abused patience turns to fury"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him
Thomas Fuller
"A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery
Thomas Fuller
"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: A good garden may have some weeds
Thomas Fuller
"A good garden may have some weeds"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into
Thomas Fuller
"A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time
Thomas Fuller
"A conservative believes nothing should be done for the first time"
Thomas Fuller, Clergyman
Small: Wives are young mens mistresses, companions for middle age, and old mens nurses
Francis Bacon
"Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament adversity is the blessing of the New
Francis Bacon
"Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident.
Francis Bacon
"Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
Small: This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do we
Francis Bacon
"This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher
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