Thomas Fuller Quotes

2629. I took him for a Worm ; but he prov'd a Serpent.

5344. Valour would fight, but Discretion would run away.

4657. The more Cooks, the worse Broth.

3330. Man begins to die before he is born.

2320. Trust not an Enemy, because thou hast done him good Offices: for Men are naturally more prone to revenge Injuries, than to requite Kindnesses.

903. Better have an old Man to humour, than a young Rake to break your Heart.

5481. What cannot be alter'd, must be borne, not blam’d.

3006. It is often easier to make new, than to cobble up the old.

2863. It is a long Lane that never turns.

2762. In Matters of Slander, thou oughtest to suspend thy Judgment, and examine the Thing ; and not, as the common Custom is, persuade thyself, that common Report is sufficient warrant for the Truth of the Matters. Popular Opinion is the greatest Lie in the World.

2023. Assist the afflicted with something real, if thou canst; As for Tears they are but Water, what good can they do?

4192. Small Pitchers have wide Ears.

2325. Squander not away thy life in Pastimes: There’s but little need to drive away Time, which is ever flying away so swiftly of itself; and when once gone is gone for ever.

284. A Man knows his Companion in a long Journey and a little Inn.

547. All Temptations are founded either in Hope or Fear.