Quote of the Day: Thomas Fuller on Daily Inspiration

We often believe our fortunes rise and fall on promotions, market cycles, or pure luck, but Thomas Fuller argues our truest “weather” is far closer to home. “A man's best fortune, or his worst, is his wife.” It’s a blunt line, yet it points to an optimistic truth: the most powerful force shaping your days is not what happens to you, but who you build them with.

Read “fortune” here less as money and more as momentum. A supportive partnership multiplies energy: you recover faster from setbacks, take wiser risks, and feel safer being honest about what you want. A corrosive partnership, meanwhile, taxes attention, sleep, and self-trust, the quiet costs that sabotage even the most talented person. Fuller’s point is not to fear marriage; it’s to respect the leverage of your closest relationship.

That leverage gives you agency. You can’t control every external outcome, but you can choose daily habits that make home a place of strength: speak appreciations before critiques, clarify expectations before resentment grows, and repair quickly after conflict. Ask yourself: Does my relationship make me more courageous, more generous, more focused, or smaller, sharper, and scattered? The goal isn’t perfection; it’s building a steady culture of love and resilience.

Thomas Fuller earned his authority the old-fashioned way: through a life of close observation, pastoral counsel, and enduring writings that distilled human nature into memorable, practical wisdom.

Today, do one small thing with outsized return: send your partner a message naming a specific way they make your life better, and one concrete way you will lighten their load this week. May your home become your best fortune, and your days more whole because of it.